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"Butterfly" — Accession 2013.591

"Butterfly" — Accession 2013.591. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: ca. 1955; Makers: Charles James; Medium: silk, synthetic, metal

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Object
"Butterfly"
Accession number
2013.591
Date
ca. 1955
Makers
  • Charles James
Medium
silk, synthetic, metal
Dimensions
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Classification
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Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2013
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
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Garment family
evening
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
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Material family
  • silk
  • synthetic
  • metal_stone