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Ball gown — Accession C.I.61.6.1

Ball gown — Accession C.I.61.6.1. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1955; Makers: Arnold Scaasi; Medium: silk, pelon, boning

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Object
Ball gown
Accession number
C.I.61.6.1
Date
1955
Makers
  • Arnold Scaasi
Medium
silk, pelon, boning
Dimensions
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Classification
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Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of Miss Gillis MacGil, 1961
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
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Garment family
evening
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
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Material family
  • silk