Purple Wool Swimsuit
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Identifier
VC2011009
Title
Purple Wool Swimsuit
Description
Purple wool swimsuit from the 1910's. Skort style; sleeveless with scoop neck. Slightly dropped waist; loose-fitting; rehearsal length under-shorts. One closure at top right shoulder: two buttons. Machine stitching with white thread all over. Very intact. Holes due to moths all over. Crotch is reinforced with dark wool. White cover stitching.; Purple ribbed wool one-piece swimsuit with skirt over crotch; white cotton threading, large arms eye, black wool crotch piece, hem at center hip
Date
1910-1919
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
32 inches (chest), 33 inches (waist), 36 inches (hips), 29 inches (center front length), 30 inches (center back length), 46.5 inches (hem circumference), 4.5 inches (underarm to waist).
Medium
cotton
wool
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
United States
Temporal Coverage
1910s
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2011009
Cataloguer with Date
Taylor Bowen and Ruby Pierce, 3/24/14
Color Main
purple
Closure Type
buttons
Closure Placement
side closure
Structure Neckline
scoop neck
Structure Sleeves
sleeveless
Structure Waist
dropped
Structure Pants
skort
Structure Hem
mid-thigh length
Dimensions Chest
32
Dimensions Waist
33
Dimensions Hips
36
Dimensions CF Length
29
Dimensions CB Length
30
Hem Circumference
46.5
Underarm to Waist
4.5
Dimensions All
32 inches (chest), 33 inches (waist), 36 inches (hips), 29 inches (center front length), 30 inches (center back length), 46.5 inches (hem circumference), 4.5 inches (underarm to waist).
Date Earliest
1910
Date Latest
1919
Culture
American
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Sport
Function
sports clothing
Condition Term
good
Condition
All parts intact. Structurally sound. Large number of holes due to moths. Overall fading from purple to brown. Both buttons at right shoulder broken.
Storage Location
Q8
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
bathing suit
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