Roxey Ann Caplin

Roxey Ann Caplin (1793 – 2 August 1888) was a British writer and inventor.

Biography

She was born in 1793 in Canada. Around 1835 she married Jean Francois Isidore Caplin (c.1790-c.1872).

From 1839 Madame Caplin was a corsetmaker working at 58 Berners Street, London.

At the Great Exhibition in 1851 she was awarded the prize medal of "Manufacturer, Designer and Inventor" for her corsetry designs.

In 1860 she became a member of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA).

She died in Mortlake, Surrey.

Work

She wrote books and articles, notably:

The corsets from the Great Exhibition in 1851 are in the Museum of London.