Bathing suit — Accession 1997.464

Name: Bathing suit — Accession 1997.464
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Bathing suit — Accession 1997.464. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1952; Makers: Claire McCardell, Townley Frocks; Medium: cotton

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Object: Bathing suit
Accession number: 1997.464
Date: 1952
Makers: Claire McCardell
Townley Frocks
Medium: cotton
Dimensions: —
Classification: —
Department: Costume Institute
Culture: American
Credit line: Gift of Helen Skor, 1997
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House: —
Garment family: daywear
Era: New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season: —
Material family: cotton