Dress — Accession 1981.518.8

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Method

Methodology

Object

Dress

Accession number

1981.518.8

Date

ca. 1945

Makers

• Valentina

Medium

acetate, plastic

Dimensions

—

Classification

—

Department

Costume Institute

Culture

American

Credit line

Gift of June Dorflinger Hardy (Mrs. John A. Hardy Jr.), 1981

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

House

—

Garment family

daywear

Era

Wartime & utility (1940–1946)

Season

—

Material family

• synthetic