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Doll's Underwear

1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Gautier-Languereau (designers)
Place of origin
France (made)

Doll's underwear consisting of a vest and pants of ribbed white cotton. The vest buttons down its front, and can be joined to the pants with buttons on its side.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Dolls
Underwear
Object type
Doll's underwear
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Vest
  • Underwear
  • Knickers
  • Underwear
Materials and techniques
Cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Brief description
Doll's underwear, white cotton, for Bleuette, 1950s
Physical description
Doll's underwear consisting of a vest and pants of ribbed white cotton. The vest buttons down its front, and can be joined to the pants with buttons on its side.
Dimensions
  • B.171 1 2017 vest height: 80mm (laid flat)
  • B.171 1 2017 vest width: 102mm (laid flat)
  • B.171 1 2017 vest depth: 10mm (laid flat)
  • B.171 2 2017 knickers height: 85mm (laid flat)
  • B.171 2 2017 knickers width: 112mm (laid flat)
  • B.171 2 2017 knickers depth: 5mm (laid flat)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Nike de Bellaigue
Object history
Given to the Museum by Nike de Bellaigue [2016/949]
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.171:1-2017

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Record createdMarch 23, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1436291/dolls-underwear-gautier-languereau/
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