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Dinner dress — Accession 2009.300.536a, b

Dinner dress — Accession 2009.300.536a, b. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: ca. 1955; Makers: Mainbocher, Mainbocher; Medium: wool, leather

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Method
Methodology
Object
Dinner dress
Accession number
2009.300.536a, b
Date
ca. 1955
Makers
  • Mainbocher
  • Mainbocher
Medium
wool, leather
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 Mrs. Edmond du Pont, 1981
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
Mainbocher
Garment family
evening
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
—
Material family
  • wool
  • leather_fur