Girdle — Accession 1980.393.2

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Method

Methodology

Object

Girdle

Accession number

1980.393.2

Date

ca. 1946

Makers

• Bergdorf Goodman

Medium

nylon, rayon, cotton

Dimensions

—

Classification

—

Department

Costume Institute

Culture

American

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Frederick H. Prince Jr., 1980

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

House

—

Garment family

other

Era

Wartime & utility (1940–1946)

Season

—

Material family

• cotton
• synthetic