Slip Petticoat and Knickers
early 1938 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Ivory silk slip and matching camiknickers, with cream silk embroidered M in a fish shape.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk with silk embroidery |
| Brief description | Lingerie, slip petticoat and knickers, embroidered cream crêpe, Great Britain, early 1938. |
| Physical description | Ivory silk slip and matching camiknickers, with cream silk embroidered M in a fish shape. |
| Gallery label | Underslip
Handmade by an itinerant seamstress
British
1938
Silk, with monogram MM embroidered in silk
Purchased by Miss Monica Maurice for her trousseau and given by her family
V&A: T.788:1-1995(2011) |
| Credit line | Worn by Miss Monica Maurice and given by her family |
| Object history | Worn by Monica Maurice (30 June 1908-20 September 1995) for her marriage to Dr. Arthur Newton Jacksom in June 1938. Monica Maurice was an independent and unconventional woman who in 1938 become the first - and until 1978, only - woman member of the Association of Mining Electrical Engineers. She had a passion for racing cars and flying, and loved clothes, showing a great sense of style and originality in how she dressed. Registered File number 1995/2065. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.788:1, 2-1995 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2009 |
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