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Plain-woven cotton one-piece women's sun suit printed in overall pattern of yellow, brown, and black leopard spots. Suit is gathered with elastic at leg openings, vertically at the hips on each side seam, and across the back in a 5 inch deep band. The closure is a halter top style, with a single band of unelasticized cotton that passes behind the neck and closes with a white plastic button at the proper left side. The suit is lined at the front and bloomers in white stockinette knit. The back and halter are unlined. Ribbon tag [see Inscriptions].
cotton (textile)
printed textile materials
plain stitches
Suit
Suit, Bathing
Suit, Bathing
"Cole/of California/Original/Junior/S"
1047.10
Cole of California (Manufacturer)
California
12 (W) (inches)
Gift of Patricia S. Meyers
2014.145.10
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