Tucker

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Precursor of the modern brassiere, this tucker was worn as a modesty piece under the sheer cotton empire line dresses of the early 19th century.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art