I agree with Candace. According to Chenhall it would be Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Accessory - Stay - Collar (or what ever it is to stiffen) if it was something from a body of a woman's dress, shirtwaist or blouse I'd put bodice instead of collar. Heidi Campbell-Shoaf, Curator Historical Society of Frederick County 24 East Church Street Frederick, Md. 21701 www.hsfcinfo.org From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Candace Perry Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:21 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Calling all Nomenclature experts! It's aclothing -accessory and it could be a stay - as in collar or corset stays, or a busk, maybe, also for corsets. Is this what you are looking for? Candace Perry _____ From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Janis Wilkens Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:47 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Calling all Nomenclature experts! Here's a test for you. What would you call an object that is made to go inside a piece of clothing to shape and/or stiffen it? And what category/sub-category would you put it in? (If I knew the answer, I wouldn't be asking!) _________________________________ Janis Wilkens Registrar Levine Museum of the New South 200 E. Seventh St. Charlotte NC 28202-2508 704.333.1887 x 257 | fax 704.333.1896 [log in to unmask] www.museumofthenewsouth.org/ Office hours: Tues., Wed. 10:00-4:00; Thur. 1:00-7:00; Fri. 11:00-4:00 Comic Stripped: A Revealing Look at Southern Stereotypes in Cartoons, 31 Aug 2007--25 May 2008 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).