Swedish Maidens Commission Unveiled, Market Harborough

Swedish Maidens, Symington Building, Market Harborough

Commission celebrating the heritage of the Symington Building, formerly the corset factory of R & W H Symington & Co Ltd, makers of the infamous Liberty Bodice. The designs were inspired by corsets in the collections of Leicestershire County Council and Harborough Museum. Materials including crockery and buttons were donated by local people with links to the firm.

The project was commissioned by Harborough District Council and funded by the Arts Council.

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