Lounging pajamas
These pajamas, which were probably home sewn, feature an example of a Mallinson silk textile designed by Hazel Burnham. The textile represents a period in Mallinson's history when silks were printed with various social, historical and cultural iconography of the day.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lounging pajamas
- Designer: Textile attributed Hazel Burnham Slaughter (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1888–1979 Stamford, Connecticut)
- Manufacturer: Textile manufactured by H.R. Mallinson & Co. (American, 1895–1952)
- Date: ca. 1930
- Culture: American
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Designated Purchase Fund, 1999
- Object Number: 2009.300.2653a, b
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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