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"Anything for a Quiet Life"; "Beauty is the Soul of" — Accession 2009.300.7319a–c

"Anything for a Quiet Life"; "Beauty is the Soul of" — Accession 2009.300.7319a–c. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1949; Makers: Elizabeth Hawes; Medium: Silk

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Object
"Anything for a Quiet Life"; "Beauty is the Soul of"
Accession number
2009.300.7319a–c
Date
1949
Makers
  • Elizabeth Hawes
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 Diana S. Field, 1963
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