Union suit

Title

Union suit

Creator

Munsing Wear

Date

1910/1939

Description

Ivory colored. horizontally ribbed knit. cotton, wool and rayon. Summer weight union suit. Tank-style neckline with bound edges and shoulder straps. Adjustable front neckline with cotton drawstring that ties above the left breast. Thigh-length legs with overcast serge hems. Lapped. Open crotch access. One piece construction with overcast serge seams. Label stitched inside center back. below neckline.
1 undergarment

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Clothing
Union suits (long underwear)
Long underwear

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Relation

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2203556/small/

Type

image

References

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2203556/

Citation

Munsing Wear, “Union suit,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 15, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/39084.

Comments