Opera coat — Accession C.I.57.27

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Method

Methodology

Object

Opera coat

Accession number

C.I.57.27

Date

1956

Makers

• Charles James

Medium

silk acetate

Dimensions

—

Classification

—

Department

Costume Institute

Culture

American

Credit line

Gift of Lord and Taylor, 1957

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

House

—

Garment family

evening

Era

New Look decade (1947–1957)

Season

—

Material family

• silk
• synthetic