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Evening dress — Accession 2019.130a, b

Evening dress — Accession 2019.130a, b. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1946; Makers: Gilbert Adrian; Medium: rayon, glass, plastic (cellulose acetate)

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Object
Evening dress
Accession number
2019.130a, b
Date
1946
Makers
  • Gilbert Adrian
Medium
rayon, glass, plastic (cellulose acetate)
Dimensions
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Classification
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Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Purchase, Gould Family Foundation Gift, in memory of Jo Copeland, 2019
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
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Garment family
evening
Era
Wartime & utility (1940–1946)
Season
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Material family
  • synthetic
  • metal_stone