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Woman's undergarment (combination)

French
1930s
Object Place: France

Medium/Technique Appliquéd silk, satin with synthetic(?) machine-made lace appliquéd and embroidered, silk embroidery, and mother-of-pearl buttons
Dimensions Center front length: 66.5 cm (26 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Elizabeth Lea
Accession Number2001.454
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ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionBias-cut peach silk combination with ivory machine-made lace in floral pattern at hem and bust, spaghetti straps; crotch panel buttons with 2 mother-of-pearl buttons; name ("Rima" ?) embroidered at center front
ProvenanceInherited from her mother by Elizabeth Lea, 1992; Gift to the MFA, 2001