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Playsuit — Accession 2018.137.2

Playsuit — Accession 2018.137.2. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1956; Makers: Charles James; Medium: cotton, mother-of-pearl, metal

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Object
Playsuit
Accession number
2018.137.2
Date
1956
Makers
  • Charles James
Medium
cotton, mother-of-pearl, metal
Dimensions
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Classification
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Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of Janelle and Charles E. Whalen Jr., 2018
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
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Garment family
other
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
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Material family
  • cotton
  • metal_stone