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Underwear Bottom

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

20th Century

GUSN

GUSN-10828

Description

Peach underwear bottoms. Matching top and bottom are the same pure silk and wool blend.

Details

Descriptive Terms

drawers (underpants)
silk (textile)
wool (textile)
Underpants
Underpants, Long
Underpants, Long

Inscription

2 Price tags include the following information:s ""Saks Fifth Avenue""/ ""$1.50"" Tag with washing instructions: ""AUGUSTA UNDERWEAR IS PRE-SHRUNK/We guarantee these garments to be manufactured under strictly sanitary conditions.....""
"Princess May / Self-reinforced / forlonger wear/ 30% Cotton added / in Reinforced Area / Internknit / Note the / reinforcement." (Tags inside are exactly the same as the top.)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

23 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Eliza Kimball

Accession Number

1994.41B

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