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Baby Girl's Romper

ca.1999 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Baby girl's romper of checked silk patchwork lined throughout with white polyester cotton. The patchwork, which is machine stitched, is made up of five colorways of the same fabric, patterned in a gingham type check: pink and white, green and white, yellow and white, orange and white, aquamarine and white. The sleeveless garment has a rounded neck with a Peter Pan collar of self fabric, finished with a frill of pink and white checked silk; the (non-patchwork) bodice is also made of pink and white checked silk, cut in three parts, with matching rouleau piping at the waist and binding at the armholes. The lower part of the garment is gathered into the waist, and finished at the crotch with divided legs (each of which is gathered into a frill at the hem). The garment fastens at the front placket (right over left) with five bound buttons and stitched buttonholes, and at the crotch with five pearlised plastic buttons and stitched buttonholes.

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk patchwork lined with polyester cotton, machine stitched
Brief description
Baby girl's romper of checked silk patchwork by Mafrat; Italy, ca.1999
Physical description
Baby girl's romper of checked silk patchwork lined throughout with white polyester cotton. The patchwork, which is machine stitched, is made up of five colorways of the same fabric, patterned in a gingham type check: pink and white, green and white, yellow and white, orange and white, aquamarine and white. The sleeveless garment has a rounded neck with a Peter Pan collar of self fabric, finished with a frill of pink and white checked silk; the (non-patchwork) bodice is also made of pink and white checked silk, cut in three parts, with matching rouleau piping at the waist and binding at the armholes. The lower part of the garment is gathered into the waist, and finished at the crotch with divided legs (each of which is gathered into a frill at the hem). The garment fastens at the front placket (right over left) with five bound buttons and stitched buttonholes, and at the crotch with five pearlised plastic buttons and stitched buttonholes.
Dimensions
  • Centre back below collar (crotch fastened) length: 40.8cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • MAFRAT ®/ MADE IN ITALY (Label; inside neck back; weaving; thread)
  • MAFRAT/ MADE IN ITALY/ 3 MESI/ 100% SETA/ SILK/ SEIDE/ SEDA (Label; inner side seam, true right; printing; printing ink)
  • MAFRAT/ ART. M6678/ COL. CAMP./ MIS. 3M/ PREZZO/ COMPOSIZIONE./ 4808/ MADE IN ITALY (swing tag attached to label inside neck back; printing; printing ink (annotated))
  • 55 - 3 (Textual information; adhesive label on swing tag attached to label inside neck back; writing; ink)
    Translation
    £55
Object history
Bought on 24/ 03/ 2000 at 'Iris' (a children's outfitter) 454 Bethnal Green Road, London E2, in their closing down sale.
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Accession number
B.244-2000

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Record createdJune 5, 2000
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