Dress — Accession 1975.265a, b

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03/02/2020–09/03/2026

Method

Methodology

Object

Dress

Accession number

1975.265a, b

Date

1953–57

Makers

• Claire McCardell
• Townley Frocks
• B. Altman & Co.

Medium

(a) wool; (b) leather

Dimensions

—

Classification

—

Department

Costume Institute

Culture

American

Credit line

Gift of Jean Edith Eileen Yates, 1975

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

House

—

Garment family

daywear

Era

New Look decade (1947–1957)

Season

—

Material family

• wool
• leather_fur