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Woman's Bathing Suit
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Woman's Bathing Suit

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Columbia Anne Botticello American, 1927 - 2021
Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1940s
MediumMachine-knitted synthetic fibers; machine sewn
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 24 1/4 x 13 1/2in. (61.6 x 34.3cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionPink bathing suit with bra-form cups and a skirt effect across the front of the hips. Shoulder straps lace through loops at the back and tie there. The fabric is knitted with a vertical vine pattern.
Object number2001.98.3
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Gift of Columbia Anne Botticello, 2003.120.11  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Columbia Anne Botticello
1950s
Museum purchase, 1985.95.5, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Columbia Anne Botticello
1950s
Slip
Columbia Anne Botticello
about 1950-1965
Front of dress and coat.
Gloria Holtsinger
about 1970
Gift of the estate of Hazel E. Martino, 2003.27.1a,b  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society…
Hazel E. Tryon
about 1945
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about 1955-1965
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Jacqueline Rosenfeld
1961
Infant's Cap
Christopher Robert Arno
1963
Gift of Janet Ward, 2001.86.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Pauline Silverman
about 1965