Girl's Swimsuit
1955-1965 (made)
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Girl's bib-topped swimsuit of white cotton jersey printed in red, green, ochre, royal blue and brown: the repeating design shows shells; beach toys such as buckets, spades and fishing nets; and sea creatures resembling lobsters, sea snails, mussels and sea urchins. The swimsuit has an incurving neck bound with a long strip of red cotton jersey which extends as shoulder straps: these are threaded through a red plastic ring at the waist back before tying in a bow.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton jersey, machine stitched |
| Brief description | Girl's printed cotton jersey swimsuit; probably France, 1955-1965 |
| Physical description | Girl's bib-topped swimsuit of white cotton jersey printed in red, green, ochre, royal blue and brown: the repeating design shows shells; beach toys such as buckets, spades and fishing nets; and sea creatures resembling lobsters, sea snails, mussels and sea urchins. The swimsuit has an incurving neck bound with a long strip of red cotton jersey which extends as shoulder straps: these are threaded through a red plastic ring at the waist back before tying in a bow. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | EMO (Label; side seam; printing; printing ink) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ruben |
| Object history | Worn by one or both of the donors' daughters, Claire (born 1953) and Isabelle (born 1956) Ruben |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Accession number | B.136-1999 |
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| Record created | June 22, 1999 |
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