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Dress — Accession 1974.386.21a, b

Dress — Accession 1974.386.21a, b. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1953–57; Makers: Claire McCardell, Townley Frocks; Medium: (a) cotton; (b) leather

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Method
Methodology
Object
Dress
Accession number
1974.386.21a, b
Date
1953–57
Makers
  • Claire McCardell
  • Townley Frocks
Medium
(a) cotton; (b) leather
Dimensions
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Classification
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Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of Kay Kerr Uebel, 1974
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
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Garment family
daywear
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
—
Material family
  • cotton
  • leather_fur