bathing costume & swimsuit
Summary
Bathing wear, combinations and skirt. Navy blue twilled wool serge. Combinations: Back and front alike; high round neck; yoke of double thickness, straight at lower edge, frill at neck; shoulders fastening three buttons and button holes; short sleeves in two sections, seamed vertically; back and front each in one section, pleated to yoke; dividing for legs, seamed at inner leg; extra piece added at leg edge, elastic just above edge forming frill; yoke, sleeve and leg edges trimmed with white woollen braid; button at waist each side for attaching skirt. Skirt: Single straight section pleated to waistband fastening centre front with button and buttonhole, buttonhole each side for fastening to combinations; waistband and hem trimmed two lines of white braid.
Object Name
bathing costume & swimsuit
Date Created
1910-1914
accession number
1947.2855
Collection Group
Medium