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Underpants

1942-1948 (made)
Artist/Maker
Utility (made for)
Place of origin
England (made)

Man's underpants of machine knitted wool. They are form fitting and fairly long in the legs, which terminate with welts. The waist fastens with a single button and the fly is openwith no means of fastening. The waist is lines with cream, plain weave cotton. They are machine sewn.


Object details

Categories
Underwear
Men's Clothes
Fashion
Object type
Underpants
Materials and techniques
Machine knitted wool, woven cotton
Brief description
Underpants of machine knitted wool, made for the Utility scheme, England, 1942-1948
Physical description
Man's underpants of machine knitted wool. They are form fitting and fairly long in the legs, which terminate with welts. The waist fastens with a single button and the fly is openwith no means of fastening. The waist is lines with cream, plain weave cotton. They are machine sewn.
Dimensions
  • Waist to bottom of leg length: 15.75in
  • Waist to bottom of leg length: 40cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ardy-ist MADE IN ENGLAND' (Label on back waist woven in blue on white)
  • '28' (Size printed in red on label in back waist)
  • 'CC 41 1692A GH' (Utility label in back waist printed in black on white)
Credit line
Given by Mrs G. M. Mattingly
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.422-1977

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Record createdMay 22, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O235303/underpants-utility/
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