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Woman's underpants

1948–53
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueNylon net, machine made lace, and elastic
DimensionsOverall: 34.3 x 40.6 cm (13 1/2 x 16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Stewart Shillito Maxwell, Jr. in memory of his mother Marilyn M. Maxwell
Accession number2005.507
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift from Marilyn M. Maxwell (donor's mother) December 25, 1987; 2005 Gift to MFA, September 21, 2005
Woman's slip
1948–53
Woman's slip
Odetta Barsa
1948–53
Woman's nightgown
Sheba Originals
1955–65
Woman's girdle
Contessa Di Roma
1945–53
Conservation status: Before treatment
Emilio Pucci
late 1950s–early 1960s
Group shot: 2017.4362.1-3
Rei Kawakubo
Autumn/Winter 2001–2002
Woman's cap
mid-19th century
Conservation status: Before treatment
1930–40
Woman's bustier
Rigby and Peller
1990s