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Evening suit — Accession 2009.300.170a, b

Evening suit — Accession 2009.300.170a, b. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: fall/winter 1947; Makers: Mainbocher, Mainbocher; Medium: wool, silk

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Object
Evening suit
Accession number
2009.300.170a, b
Date
fall/winter 1947
Makers
  • Mainbocher
  • Mainbocher
Medium
wool, silk
Dimensions
—
Classification
—
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 Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 1954
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
Mainbocher
Garment family
evening
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
fall/winter
Material family
  • silk
  • wool