Man's swimming suit
Man's swim suit
Man's bathing suit
American
1950s
Designed by Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian (active in France), 1890–1973), Designed for Dunlap's, The Store for Men (American, 1890-2007)
Dimensions
Center back: 48.3 cm (19 in.)
Accession Number
2005.1264
Medium or Technique
Cotton and wood
Not On View
Collections
Americas, Contemporary Art, Europe, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Black man’s swimming trunks with yellow wooden buttons. Labeled: “This is Schiaparelli for Dunlap’s The Store for Men Cincinnati/ M”
Provenance
Owned by Richard Schaengold, a close friend of the Maxwell family. Gift from Marilyn M. Maxwell (donor's mother) December 25, 1987; 2005 Gift to MFA, January 25, 2006.
Credit Line
Gift of Stewart Shillito Maxwell, Jr. in memory of his friend Richard Frederick Schaengold