Details

Object type

bathing suit; swimsuit

Artist/Maker

Wolsey Limited maker

Place Associated

England, Leicestershire, Leicester (place of manufacture)

Date

circa 1925-1930

Materials

wool

Description

Men’s bathing suit or swimsuit in dark red wool with narrow scoop-neck front and Y shaped back, straps tapering towards shoulders. Flat over-skirt, reaching just below leg hems and attached by seam low at waist. Under shorts with low-rise legs and gusset insert. Constructed with side seams and flat double stitched hems. Unlined, two black labels centre back black woven in yellow ‘[portrait of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey facing forward] / Wolsey / MADE IN ENGLAND’ and ‘MENS 38’.

Credit Line/Donor

Gifted, 1981

ID Number

E.1981.81.1

Location

In storage