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Girl's Swimsuit

1955-1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Emo (makers)
Place of origin
France (made)

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

Categories
Children & Childhood
Children's Clothes
Object type
Girl's swimsuit
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton jersey, machine stitched
Cotton Jersey
Printing
Machine Stitching
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.
Dimensions
  • Centre front length: 43cm
Production typeMass 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
Subjects depicted
Beach Toys
Shells
Sea Creatures
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.136-1999

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Record createdJune 22, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11352/girls-swimsuit-emo/
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