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Conservation status: Before treatment
Woman's catsuit
Conservation status: Before treatment

Woman's catsuit

Rudi Gernreich (American (born in Austria), 1922–1985)
Harmon Knitwear (Founded 1960)
Fall 1970
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueWool knit
DimensionsOther: 160 cm (63 in.)
Costume: 30 × 24 × 32 in. (76.2 × 61 × 81.3 cm)
Credit LineTextile Income Purchase Fund
Accession number2003.246
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased at internet auction from Sasparilla, Miami Beach, FL by Susan Ward, March 25, 2003; Purchased by the MFA, May, 21, 2003
Conservation status: Before treatment
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Conservation status: Before treatment
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