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Cocktail suit — Accession 2009.300.3096a, b

Cocktail suit — Accession 2009.300.3096a, b. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: ca. 1943; Makers: Charles James, Catoir Silk Company; Medium: silk

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Object
Cocktail suit
Accession number
2009.300.3096a, b
Date
ca. 1943
Makers
  • Charles James
  • Catoir Silk Company
Medium
silk
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 Millicent Huttleston Rogers, 1949
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
—
Garment family
daywear
Era
Wartime & utility (1940–1946)
Season
—
Material family
  • silk