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Canadian style swimsuit
1900s - 1910s
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
This Canadian style two piece navy blue swimsuit is trimmed in white. The top is fastened with two buttons at the shoulder, and falls low over the knee length trunks for modesty. Worn by men, women and children in the early part of the twentieth century, the swimsuit was a simplification of earlier styles of bathing dress.
This Canadian style two piece navy blue swimsuit is trimmed in white. The top is fastened with two buttons at the shoulder, and falls low over the knee length trunks for modesty. Worn by men, women and children in the early part of the twentieth century, the swimsuit was a simplification of earlier styles of bathing dress.
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Details
- Title: Canadian style swimsuit
- Date: 1900s - 1910s, 1900s - 1910s
- Type: Swimsuit, Swimsuit
- Significance: The swimsuit is a rare, representative example of the Canadian style swimsuit worn by men, women and children during the early part of the twentieth century., The swimsuit is a rare, representative example of the Canadian style swimsuit worn by men, women and children during the early part of the twentieth century.
- See institution's online collections: http://collections.anmm.gov.au/en/objects/details/121288/, http://collections.anmm.gov.au/en/objects/details/121288/
- Medium: Stockingette, Stockingette
- Dimensions: 700 x 380 mm, 0.2 lb. (0.08 kg), 700 x 380 mm, 0.2 lb. (0.08 kg)
- Credit line: ANMM Collection, ANMM Collection
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