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Slip
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Slip

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Hazel E. Tryon 1904 - 2003
Clothing MakerMade by Vanity Fair
Dateabout 1955-1965
MediumMachine-stitched nylon with machine-made nylon lace
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across back): 41 1/2 x 16 1/2in. (105.4 x 41.9cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of the estate of Hazel E. Martino
DescriptionWoman's navy blue nylon slip with lace and additional fabric as decoration. Satin ribbon straps. Bust is edged in one-inch-wide, machine-made lace and decorated with identical striped fabric. The bottom hem is edged with the same lace; below is a four-inch-wide band of the striped fabric. The fabric is woven to create an accordion-pleat effect.
Object number2003.27.11
MarkingsWoven label in proper left side seam. Light blue thread on white ground:
"Vanity Fair/ Nylon Tricot/ Size 38".
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Hazel E. Tryon
about 1945-1965
Slip
Columbia Anne Botticello
about 1950-1965
Front of dress with one petticoat
Unknown
about 1905-1915
Inventory photograph, 2019.24.0, Gift of Kate Linsley Rodgers, Connecticut Historical Society
1940-1949
1974.50.908
Florence Sidette Marcy Crofut
about 1915-1930
1984.94.45
Unknown
about 1890-1910
Girl's Dress
Clara Victoria Preston
about 1901-1903
Gift of Pearl Tiffany, 1961.43.1.1a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Jennie Fairfield Dowd
1882