An exhibition about fashion in a Liverpool sugar merchant's family, held at Sudley House from 9 April 2009 to Spring 2010.

Bathing cap, rubberised cotton sateen, 1910

Accession number 1967.187.388c

traditional bathing cap

Bathing cap of orange cotton sateen, backed with a rubber solution to make it waterproof. Decorated with pleated band of cream silk and cotton sateen rosettes. Can be adjusted to head size by pullingthe red woollen drawstring tape.

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