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Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2016.31.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Nylon half slip
Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2016.31.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain

Nylon half slip

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Barbara Becker American, born 1947
Date1976
Mediumnylon, dacron, elastic
DimensionsSkirt (slip length x circumference of waist): 36 1/4 × 20in. (92.1 × 50.8cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Barbara Becker Girard
DescriptionIvory-colored nylon half-slip with elasticized waist, with three rows of scalloped designs near the hem. Purchased as something "new" for the wedding of Barbara Becker to Raymond Girard in 1976.
Object number2016.31.2
MarkingsLabel sewn into side seam of slip: THE / SNIP-IT / SLIP MED / FIBER CONTENT ONE REVERSE". On the verso:50% NYLON / 50% DACRON / PLYESTER / EXCLUSIVE OF / DECORATION" and the number 2779 across the folded end away from the seam.
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    Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2016.31.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Barbara Becker
    1976
    Gift of Barbara Becker Girard 2016.31.3 (c) 2016 Connecticut Historical Society
    Barbara Becker
    1976
    Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2016.31.5a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Barbara Becker
    1976
    Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2016.31.6, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Barbara Becker
    1976
    Gift of Barbara Becker Girard 2016.31.7 (c) 2016 Connecticut Historical Society
    Barbara Becker
    1976
    Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2016.31.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Barbara Becker
    1976
    1996.6.45a
    Crowley family
    about 1940-1960
    Hazel E. Tryon
    about 1945-1965
    Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2014.160.1ab © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society
    Barbara Becker
    1970
    Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2014.160.2 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society
    Barbara Becker
    1970
    Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2014.160.3 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society
    Barbara Becker
    1970
    Hazel E. Tryon
    about 1955-1965