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Man's Bathing Suit
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Man's Bathing Suit

Clothing Maker (American)
Dateabout 1905-1925
MediumMachine-stitched wool with cotton and a plastic button
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across chest): 31 1/2 x 16in. (80 x 40.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1995.200.0
DescriptionMan's bathing suit of heathered gray machine-knit wool. The suit is constructed like a tank top with attached short-legged underpants. The top has a deeply scooped neckline, front and back, and armholes. The proper right shoulder strap buttons at the top of the shoulder with a black plastic button. This area is reinforced with a backing of pale gray cotton sateen.
Status
Not on view
Gift of Marcella Putnam and Albert Day Putnam, 1960.74.13, Connecticut Historical Society, Publ ...
Putnam family
about 1915-1935
Gift of Mary W. Edwards, 1984.42.27  Photograph by David Stansbury © 2008 The Connecticut Histo ...
Mary W. Edwards
1926
Gift of Jean B. Rowley, 1959.72.24, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Unknown
about 1920-1930
1996.6.45a
Crowley family
about 1940-1960
Gift of Jean B. Rowley, 1959.72.20.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Unknown
about 1920
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1987.265.0a,b  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Soc ...
Unknown
about 1900-1910
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1999.88.7ab  Photograph by David Stansbury  © 2008 The Connecticu ...
Jack Clarke
about 1965