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1994.59.84
Slip
1994.59.84

Slip

Original OwnerProbably originally owned by Matilda Louise Birnstill American, 1872 - 1945
Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1930
MediumMachine-stitched silk and machine-made cotton lace
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across top x hem diameter): 36 x 17 1/2 x 50in. (91.4 x 44.5 x 127cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Jane Eleanor Hofer Kettendorf
DescriptionWoman's knee-length slip of ecru silk crepe. The top of the slip is edged with machine-made "chemical" lace. This lace dips down with a floral design at center front, flanked by pin tucks in the silk crepe. Inverted box pleats are set over each hip. The top of the slip is unfitted. The shoulder straps are made from silk ribbon. The hem is 7 3/4 inches deep.
Object number1994.59.84
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Dress
    Hofer family
    about 1905-1910
    1996.9.46
    Crowley family
    about 1935-1950
    1974.50.908
    Florence Sidette Marcy Crofut
    about 1915-1930
    1984.94.45
    Unknown
    about 1890-1910
    1994.59.67
    Matilda Louise Birnstill
    about 1930-1950
    1994.59.68
    Matilda Louise Birnstill
    about 1930-1940
    Hazel E. Tryon
    about 1945-1965
    Hazel E. Tryon
    about 1955-1965
    Gift of Mrs. George R. Hall, Sr., 1956.5.19a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Mary Warner Pierpont
    1883
    Slip
    Mary Frances Pope
    about 1920-1935