Slip designed by Ann Lowe and worn by Florance Trevor
date: label: Date
content: 1951
name: label: Designed by
content: Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981
label: Worn by
content: Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor, American, 1927 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: Ivory silk faille slip worn by Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor as part of her wedding ensemble. The slip was custom made by Ann Lowe for use under the wedding dress 2014.73.1.1. It is made from ivory silk faille with a fitted bodice ending at the natural waist and a full floor-length skirt. The sweetheart neckline is trimmed in ivory floral lace and there are spaghetti straps made from a darker cream silk faille sewn at each shoulder. A ruffle made from ivory silk chiffon is sewn around the knee of the skirt with the ruffle extending loose to the bottom hem of the slip and the upper seam trimmed in satin ribbon that is loosely twisted and tacked down, ending in a pre-tied bow at the proper left front side. There are two (2) bands of floral lace sewn around the chiffon ruffle near the bottom, separated by a band of the chiffon. The slip closes at the center back with a zipper and one (1) hook-and-eye.
label: Description
content: The interior bodice is self-lined with boning sewn around the bodice between the facing and lining. The edge of the hem on the skirt is trimmed in stiff net. A cream fabric label with red printed text reading "Ann Lowe" is sewn at the interior proper left front side of the bodice.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Florance Rumbough Trevor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.73.1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: slips (underwear)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk faille, silk chiffon, lace, and metal fasteners
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 55 × 42 in. (139.7 × 106.7 cm)