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Cocktail dress — Accession 1977.145.2

Cocktail dress — Accession 1977.145.2. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1953–55; Makers: Mainbocher, Mainbocher; Medium: silk, plastic, glass

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Object
Cocktail dress
Accession number
1977.145.2
Date
1953–55
Makers
  • Mainbocher
  • Mainbocher
Medium
silk, plastic, glass
Dimensions
—
Classification
—
Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. James W. Fosburgh, 1977
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
Mainbocher
Garment family
evening
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
—
Material family
  • silk
  • synthetic
  • metal_stone