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"Hope Chest" — Accession 2009.300.6172

"Hope Chest" — Accession 2009.300.6172. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1955; Makers: Beth Levine, Herbert Levine Inc.; Medium: leather, metal, plastic (vinyl)

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03/02/2020–09/03/2026
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Methodology
Object
"Hope Chest"
Accession number
2009.300.6172
Date
1955
Makers
  • Beth Levine
  • Herbert Levine Inc.
Medium
leather, metal, plastic (vinyl)
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
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
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Garment family
footwear
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
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Material family
  • synthetic
  • leather_fur
  • metal_stone