Leg Silque Liquid Stockings, Shade P244 Suntan
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Object Details
- Langlois Inc.
- Description
- While leg makeup has been commercially available since the 1920s, it wasn't until rationing was introduced during the World War II that the product became an essential commodity for many American women. Unable to procure silk or nylon hose, many women resorted to painting their legs with products such as Leg Silque Liquid Stockings, made in Boston, Mass., by the Langlois Company. Some industrious users even drew black lines down the backs of their legs to simulate the seams.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Sidney Glaser
- ca 1943
- ID Number
- 1985.0481.002
- accession number
- 1985.0481
- catalog number
- 1985.0481.002
- maker number
- P244
- Object Name
- cosmetic
- make-up, leg
- Physical Description
- glass (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 in x 3 in x 1 3/4 in; 12.7 cm x 7.62 cm x 4.445 cm
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Clothing & Accessories
- Beauty and Health
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Make-up
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_765873
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-ee84-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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