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Brassiere — Accession 2002.198.9

Brassiere — Accession 2002.198.9. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: late 1940s; Makers: Saks Fifth Avenue; Medium: cotton, nylon

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03/02/2020–09/03/2026
Method
Methodology
Object
Brassiere
Accession number
2002.198.9
Date
late 1940s
Makers
  • Saks Fifth Avenue
Medium
cotton, nylon
Dimensions
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Classification
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Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of Molly Milbank, 2002
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
—
Garment family
other
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
—
Material family
  • cotton
  • synthetic