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Woman's Bathing Suit
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Woman's Bathing Suit

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Alice Barbour American
Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1925
MediumMachine-stitched wool
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across the chest): 38 x 15in. (96.5 x 38.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Oliver O. Jensen
DescriptionWoman's pull-on bathing suit of black wool, with a scooped neckline at front and back, and legs reaching to just above the knee. The legs have 3 1/8-wide ribbing around the opening.
Object number1992.10.6
MarkingsWoven tape label stitched inside the back of the neck, "ALICE BARBOUR".
On View
Not on view
Gift of Oliver O. Jensen, 1992.10.5a,b  Photograph by David Stansbury  © 2008 The Connecticut H…
Alice Barbour
about 1925
Gift of Jean B. Rowley, 1959.72.24, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Unknown
about 1920-1930
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1987.265.0a,b  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Soc…
Unknown
about 1900-1910
Gift of Jean B. Rowley, 1959.72.20.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Unknown
about 1920
Gift of Mary W. Edwards, 1984.42.27  Photograph by David Stansbury © 2008 The Connecticut Histo…
Mary W. Edwards
1926
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1986.238.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public D…
Unknown
about 1891-1910
Woman's Drawers
Taylor Bramley Co.
about 1890-1920
Gift of Marcella Putnam and Albert Day Putnam, 1960.74.13, Connecticut Historical Society, Publ…
Putnam family
about 1915-1935