Grandaddy's Black Bathing Suit
Brief Item Record
Title: Grandaddy's Black Bathing Suit
Creator: Franklin Simon & Co.
Date: 1910-1919
Description: Men's black wool bathing suit; scoop neck; sleeveless; fitted; jamaica length shorts; knitted stretch band at hem
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2001039
Title
Grandaddy's Black Bathing Suit
Description
Men's black wool bathing suit; scoop neck; sleeveless; fitted; jamaica length shorts; knitted stretch band at hem
Creator
Date
1910-1919
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
34 inches (chest), 34 inches (waist), 40 inches (hips), 29.5 inches (center front length), 31.5 inches (center back length),
Medium
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
Ruby Pierce & Taylor Bowen, 3/24/14
Color Main
Technique
Neckline
Sleeve Type
Pants Type
Length
Chest
34
Waist
34
Hips
40
Center Front Length
29.5
Center Back Length
31.5
All Measurements
34 inches (chest), 34 inches (waist), 40 inches (hips), 29.5 inches (center front length), 31.5 inches (center back length),
Label
"Franklin Simon & Co. / FIFTH AVE. N.Y." on center back neck; "Grandaddy Harrington's bathing suit" on a paper note
Worn by
Donor
Harrington family
Date Earliest
1910
Date Latest
1919
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Exhibitions
none
Condition Term
excellent
Condition Description
Few moth holes at crotch; straps are stretched from wear
Storage Location
Q8
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
Franklin Simon & Co., “Grandaddy's Black Bathing Suit,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/880.