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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