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Woman's bathing suit
Woman's bathing suit

Woman's bathing suit

Annette Kellerman (Australian (worked in Australia and America), 1886–1975)
Asbury Mills (American)
about 1920
Object PlaceNew York, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueWool knit, silk plain weave (taffeta), plastic buttons
DimensionsCenter back: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.)
Center front: 68.6 cm (27 in.)
Credit LineTextile Income Purchase Fund
Accession number2005.8.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWorn by Constance Nightingale in Warwick Neck, RI; by inheritance to her daughter; Purchased at a charity auction, Providence, RI by Arkwright Antiques, 2004; Purchased by the MFA, January 26, 2005