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Bathing Suit
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Bathing Suit

Clothing MakerMade by Surf-Tex
Dateabout 1915-1925
MediumMachine-stitched wool, with a plastic button
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across chest): 29 1/4 x 17in. (74.3 x 43.2cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William Atwood
DescriptionMachine knit and stiched wool bathing suit of red wool, with green stripes around the skirt. The suit has a scooped neckline, front and back. The top extends in a short skirt, covering the short-legged bottom. The seams are top-stitched in white. The proper left shoulder strap fastens with a black plastic button at the top of the shoulder.
Object number1991.91.0
MarkingsWoven tape label stitched inside the back of the neck, "SURF-TEX / PERFECT FITTING BATHING SUIT / 100% PURE WOOL" in gold on black.
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Gift of Mary W. Edwards, 1984.42.27  Photograph by David Stansbury © 2008 The Connecticut Histo…
Mary W. Edwards
1926
Gift of Marcella Putnam and Albert Day Putnam, 1960.74.13, Connecticut Historical Society, Publ…
Putnam family
about 1915-1935
Gift of Jean B. Rowley, 1959.72.24, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Unknown
about 1920-1930
Dress
Unknown
about 1873
Gift of Oliver O. Jensen, 1992.10.5a,b  Photograph by David Stansbury  © 2008 The Connecticut H…
Alice Barbour
about 1925
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1986.238.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public D…
Unknown
about 1891-1910
Front of dress without the matching cape.
Lyle N. Roapelye
about 1885