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Evening dress — Accession 1997.511a–d

Evening dress — Accession 1997.511a–d. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1945–55; Makers: Claire McCardell, Townley Frocks; Medium: silk (?)

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Method
Methodology
Object
Evening dress
Accession number
1997.511a–d
Date
1945–55
Makers
  • Claire McCardell
  • Townley Frocks
Medium
silk (?)
Dimensions
—
Classification
—
Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Purchase, Polaire Weissman Fund and funds from various donors, 1997
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
—
Garment family
evening
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
—
Material family
  • silk