Woman's bathing suit in two parts
House of Rochas
(French, founded in 1925)
1930s
Medium/TechniqueCotton; wire
Dimensions(Bathing suit) Center back: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
(Bottom) Center back: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.)
(Bottom) Center back: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2011.2323.1-2
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ProvenanceFebruary 7, 2011, sold by Palm Beach Vintage, West Palm Beach, FL to Frederic A. Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2011, year-end gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 25, 2012)
mid 19th century
mid 19th century
1870s
about 1840
about 1855
mid 19th century
mid 19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
1880