Purple Wool Swimsuit
Brief Item Record
Title: Purple Wool Swimsuit
Date: 1910-1919
Description: Purple wool swimsuit from the 1910's. Skort style; sleeveless with scoop neck. Slightly dropped waist; loose-fitting; rehearsal length under-shorts. One closure at top right shoulder: two buttons. Machine stitching with white thread all over. Very intact. Holes due to moths all over. Crotch is reinforced with dark wool. White cover stitching.; Purple ribbed wool one-piece swimsuit with skirt over crotch; white cotton threading, large arms eye, black wool crotch piece, hem at center hip
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2011009
Title
Purple Wool Swimsuit
Description
Purple wool swimsuit from the 1910's. Skort style; sleeveless with scoop neck. Slightly dropped waist; loose-fitting; rehearsal length under-shorts. One closure at top right shoulder: two buttons. Machine stitching with white thread all over. Very intact. Holes due to moths all over. Crotch is reinforced with dark wool. White cover stitching.; Purple ribbed wool one-piece swimsuit with skirt over crotch; white cotton threading, large arms eye, black wool crotch piece, hem at center hip
Date
1910-1919
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
32 inches (chest), 33 inches (waist), 36 inches (hips), 29 inches (center front length), 30 inches (center back length), 46.5 inches (hem circumference), 4.5 inches (underarm to waist).
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Taylor Bowen and Ruby Pierce, 3/24/14
Color Main
Closure
Closure Placement
Neckline
Sleeve Type
Waistline
Pants Type
Length
Chest
32
Waist
33
Hips
36
Center Front Length
29
Center Back Length
30
Hem Circumference
46.5
Underarm to Waist
4.5
All Measurements
32 inches (chest), 33 inches (waist), 36 inches (hips), 29 inches (center front length), 30 inches (center back length), 46.5 inches (hem circumference), 4.5 inches (underarm to waist).
Date Earliest
1910
Date Latest
1919
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
All parts intact. Structurally sound. Large number of holes due to moths. Overall fading from purple to brown. Both buttons at right shoulder broken.
Storage Location
Q8
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Purple Wool Swimsuit,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed October 22, 2024, http://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/2454.