Slip, Child's

Name/Title

Slip, Child's

Entry/Object ID

4706

Description

Material: textile. Size: 10" W. across bodice x 20 1/2" W. at hemline x 24 1/2" L. Description: cream colored flannel - scoop neckline - sleeveless - closure at each shoulder with one button and buttonhole (buttons missing) - one-piece design with long skirt - center bodice trimmed with two vertical rows of cream colored feather stitching extending from neckline to lower bodice - inverted center pleat below bodice trim - same pleat and embroidery repeated at back bodice - side inside seams are French finished - button stitch finish around neckline and armholes - scalloped hemline finished with white buttonhole stitch - narrow band of embroidered eyelets and openwork cross stitch near hemline.

Context

Infant undergarment. The donors noted that their devoted parents, Mr. And Mrs. Louis Buchler were lifelong residents and spent their entire married life living at a gray stucco house near the Waseca County Fairgrounds. The Buchler grandfather was an early Waseca mayor.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Slip, Child's

Class

Clothing, Underwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Exhibitions

Notes

6/10/97

Deaccession

D.4706

Create Date

July 5, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024