Afternoon dress — Accession 1992.153.4

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Coverage

03/02/2020–09/03/2026

Method

Methodology

Object

Afternoon dress

Accession number

1992.153.4

Date

1950s

Makers

• Claire McCardell
• Townley Frocks

Medium

silk

Dimensions

—

Classification

—

Department

Costume Institute

Culture

American

Credit line

Gift of Kay Kerr Uebel, 1992

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

House

—

Garment family

daywear

Era

New Look decade (1947–1957)

Season

—

Material family

• silk