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"Handsome is" — Accession 2009.300.1030

"Handsome is" — Accession 2009.300.1030. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1948; Makers: Elizabeth Hawes; Medium: wool, metal

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Object
"Handsome is"
Accession number
2009.300.1030
Date
1948
Makers
  • Elizabeth Hawes
Medium
wool, metal
Dimensions
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Classification
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Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Bridget Steiner, 1986
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
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Garment family
daywear
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
—
Material family
  • wool
  • metal_stone