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The second half of the eighteenth century brought important changes
in attitudes towards shaping the body. New expectations of polite
conduct, deportment and demeanour were projected onto the body,
with emphasis laid upon neatness, elegance and a 'natural' body
shape. Deformities were to be concealed, whilst bodily surfaces
were managed to convey a harmonious whole. A large number of
'technologies of the body' were involved in this process, including
wooden legs, elastic trusses, and even wigs. But the introduction
of a new type of steel - cast steel - around 1750, offered new
material possibilities for shaping the body. The physical
properties of steel transformed the design and function of many
instruments, from postural devices to spectacles, and even the
smallest daily items of toilette. By no means was steel the only
material involved in transforming the body. Neither did it simply
sweep away all that had gone before. But, as an 'enlightened
metal', cast steel was a key material in the refinement of the
body.
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