Lounging pajamas

Hazel Burnham Slaughter|H.R. Mallinson & Co.

ca. 1930 · silk · Costume Institute

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.

Artist

Hazel Burnham Slaughter|H.R. Mallinson & Co.

Date

ca. 1930

Medium

silk

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Designated Purchase Fund, 1999