Baby's liberty bodice
Liberty Bodice
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1920 - circa 1929
Materials
Wool
Measurements
200 mm (width); 217 mm (length)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658679
Summary
A baby's yellow woollen liberty bodice with ties at the back which start off in a triangle (1920s). The bodice has three vertical seams running down the front, the left and right seams split off around the arm holes. The left hand seam has a button hole in it. A label giving manufacturing details is on the inside of the left hand tie. The bodice has possible moth holes.
Marks and inscriptions
On the label inside the left tie: 'ALL WOOL/ Liberty Bodice/ TRADE MARK/ REG.DES/ 555950/ UNSHRINKABLE KNITTED FABRIC'
Makers and roles
Liberty Bodice , maker