Romper suit
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1920
Materials
Cotton
Measurements
530 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658653
Summary
A cream cotton all in one child's romper suit with hand embroidery in red and blue cotton around the waist, on the cuffs and edging the collar. The suit fastens down the back with five pearl buttons into hand stitched button holes. The cuffs also fasten with a single pearl button. There is a stain on the collar. The top front is torn and frayed in two places, also torn on the back of the trousers.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Dr P.F.A. Crawshaw in March 1980.