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Bathing Suit

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-248389

Description

Black wool bathing suit, with thin straps; similar in shape to a unitard. The bottoms of the legs have tapered cuffs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bathing suits
wool (textile)
Suit, Bathing

Inscription

"RH S Co. / R.H. Stearns & Co. / Boston.

Maker

R.H. Stearns & Company (Boston, Mass.) (Retailer)

Location of Origin

Massachusetts

Credit Line

Gift of Katharine Richardson

Accession Number

2002.29.46

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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