Not on display

Drawers (Underpants)

1915-1919 (made)
Artist/Maker
Mrs. Fane Ltd. (makers)
Place of origin
England (made)
London (retailed)

Black and purple striped silk knee drawers with black satin rosettes. Elastic at the leg and waist.

Object details

Categories
Underwear
Fashion
Womenswear
Textiles
Accessories
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
drawers (underpants)
Materials and techniques
Silk, satin, elastic
Silk (Textile)
Brief description
Silk knee drawers, made by Mrs. Fane Ltd., England,1915-1919
Physical description
Black and purple striped silk knee drawers with black satin rosettes. Elastic at the leg and waist.
Dimensions
  • Length: 77cm
  • Waist with elastic stretched circumference: 100cm
  • Ouside leg length: 80cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Inside leg length: 40cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Crotch depth (front waist to back waist through crotch) length: 96cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Cuff circumference circumference: 39cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
Marks and inscriptions
Mrs. Fane Ltd. / LINGERIE / 15 BEAUCHAMP PLACE S.W (On woven silk label, inside)
Object history
Worn by Miss Heather Firbank
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.71-1960

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Record createdFebruary 20, 2008
Record URL
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