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Slip
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely hand-stitched slip made of very fine wool. The yoke is banded with narrow ivory silk ribbon and each shoulder is secured with two pearl buttons. The side seams are sewn with a chevron stitch, with the decorative stitching on the inside. The wide hem is sewn with a feather stitch, with the decorative stitching on the outside.
2003.027.2
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Youth
Historic Costume
Slip
Unisex
Cotton
Cream
1890 - 1910
24 in
29 in