Black Silk Slip

Title

Black Silk Slip

Description

Black silk slip with three tiered net skirt.

Creator

Unknown designer

Date

1920-1929

Contributor

Gift from Elizabeth S. Brown

Identifier

HCC_FA_2018-2061

Coverage

Unknown

Extent

Waist: 30"

Curator Notes

Good condition. Black silk fading to brown. Possibility of pink feathers having been a part of slip as evidenced by tiny feathers found in net layers and ends of feathers sticking out from seams. Bottom two layers of net skirt coming apart at hem.

Textile

Silk and Netting

Photographer

Shane Patrick Qureshi

Curator

Laura Winslow

Accession Number

2012.45.447

Citation

Unknown designer, “Black Silk Slip,” HCC Fashion Archive, accessed March 25, 2025, https://hccfashion.omeka.net/items/show/199.

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