Untitled
Ironson
Category
Costume
Date
1910
Materials
Cotton, mother-of-pearl.
Measurements
880 x 570 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603043
Summary
A woman's swimming suit made from grey and orange cotton stockinette. The full-length suit is comprised of a bodice in grey cotton with orange cotton detailing on the sleeve ends and bib. The lower part of the suit is constructed with an underlayer of grey and orange cotton bloomer style shorts and with a full overskirt front and back in grey cotton with a wide decorative band of orange cotton in a chevron pattern. The suit is unlined and fastens with two mother-of-pearl buttons each on the left and right shoulders. A label inside the collar reads "Ironson. Registered Trade Mark".
Marks and inscriptions
Inner seam, centre back.: Label reads "Ironson. Registered Trade Mark". See associated photograph for further details.
Makers and roles
Ironson, maker