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Slip

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1920-1930

GUSN

GUSN-23441

Description

White silk slip, sleeveless, w/ snaps at shoulder to connect to bra straps. 3 tucks at sides of chest. V-shaped empire waist below chest. Scoop neck. Thick hem at bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

slips (underwear)
machine sewing (technique)
silk (textile)
Silk
Machine Sewn
SLIP

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

45 x 19 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1627

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