Slip

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Slip

Entry/Object ID

1982.31.59

Description

Blue bias cut silk slip. It has no sleeves and a low, rounded neckline at the front and back. There are darts in the side, and it flares outward from the waist with triangular inserts. There is a textile tag sewn into the center back neckline that reads, "R. H. STEARS CO. / BOSTON."

Context

Likely worn by Ruth Raymond Jones in Ludlow, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1982.31

Source or Donor

Jones, Ruth Raymond, (1895-1982)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Manufacturer

R. H. Stearns Co.

Date made

1930

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Slip

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Underwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Raymond, Lena Elnora Levey (1873-1938)

Person or Organization

Jones, Ruth Raymond, (1895-1982)

Related Places

Place

Town

Ludlow

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America