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Evening dress — Accession C.I.49.37.7

Evening dress — Accession C.I.49.37.7. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1939; Makers: Claire McCardell, Townley Frocks; Medium: silk, wool

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Method
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Object
Evening dress
Accession number
C.I.49.37.7
Date
1939
Makers
  • Claire McCardell
  • Townley Frocks
Medium
silk, wool
Dimensions
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Classification
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Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of Claire McCardell, 1949
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
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Garment family
evening
Era
Bias-cut thirties (1930s)
Season
—
Material family
  • silk
  • wool