Bathing suit — Accession 2012.537

Name: Bathing suit — Accession 2012.537
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Bathing suit — Accession 2012.537. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: ca. 1960; Makers: Rudi Gernreich; Medium: wool, nylon

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Object: Bathing suit
Accession number: 2012.537
Date: ca. 1960
Makers: Rudi Gernreich
Medium: wool, nylon
Dimensions: —
Classification: —
Department: Costume Institute
Culture: American
Credit line: Gift of Hanna D. Altman, 2012
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House: —
Garment family: daywear
Era: Sixties
Season: —
Material family: wool
synthetic