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1985.153.12
Slip
1985.153.12

Slip

Clothing Maker
Dateabout 1945
MediumMachine-stitched rayon, with metal strap adjusters
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length excluding straps x width across top x hem diameter): 38 1/8 x 16 1/2 x 57in. (96.8 x 41.9 x 144.8cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Freda King
Object number1985.153.12
DescriptionWoman's black rayon slip, with narrow self-fabric shoulder straps with metal adjusters. The waistline of the slip is cut with an "M" shape at center front, and a "V" shape at center back. The neckline is cut in a "V" at center front and back. Darts fit the bodice front. The skirt is bias-cut so that it flares.
Status
Not on view
1996.9.46
Crowley family
about 1935-1950
Dress.
Helen E. Gilbert
about 1932
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2004.45.6  Photograph by David Stansbury  © 2008 The Conn ...
Katharine Hepburn
about 1935
Gift of Charles S. MacDonough, 1847.12.0  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Commodore Thomas MacDonough
1812-1814
Gift, Frances Budleski Dapkus Collection, 2008.32.2a,b  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Socie ...
Frances J. Budleski
about 1945
Gift of Phyllis Kihn, 1980.38.4a-d  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Marie L. Brown
1870
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1987.241.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public D ...
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about 1891
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about 1873
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Unknown
about 1905-1915
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Katharine Hepburn
1939-1957