1910s Gym Suit
Description
Blue linen middy blouse with sailor collar
a. Collar embellished with 3 strips of 1/4" wide cotton tape and embroidered stars at corners. 2.5"x 1.5" patch with nautical knot motif at V of collar. Slit pocket with white embroidered reinforcements on top left. Long set in sleeves with 2 buttons and buttonholes for closure; cuffs embellished with 3 strips of white cotton tape.
b. Blue linen pleated skirt
Pleats attached to white cotton tape. No closure (missing?).
c. Oval shape pin
1 1/4" long with blue stone in silver setting
a. Collar embellished with 3 strips of 1/4" wide cotton tape and embroidered stars at corners. 2.5"x 1.5" patch with nautical knot motif at V of collar. Slit pocket with white embroidered reinforcements on top left. Long set in sleeves with 2 buttons and buttonholes for closure; cuffs embellished with 3 strips of white cotton tape.
b. Blue linen pleated skirt
Pleats attached to white cotton tape. No closure (missing?).
c. Oval shape pin
1 1/4" long with blue stone in silver setting
Source
HCT.1986.144.6a-c
Date
1912-1914
Decade
1910-1919
Files
Collection
Citation
“1910s Gym Suit,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed April 19, 2024, https://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/5091.
Item Relations
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