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Woman's girdle
Woman's girdle

Woman's girdle

1945–49
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueNylon, elastic, silk satin, and machine made lace
DimensionsCenter back: 36.8 x 34.3 cm (14 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Stewart Shillito Maxwell, Jr. in memory of his mother Marilyn M. Maxwell
Accession number2005.511
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift from Marilyn M. Maxwell (donor's mother) December 25, 1987; 2005 Gift to MFA, September 21, 2005
Conservation status: Before treatment
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