Sundress — Accession C.I.49.37.29

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Method

Methodology

Object

Sundress

Accession number

C.I.49.37.29

Date

1944

Makers

• Claire McCardell
• Townley Frocks

Medium

cotton

Dimensions

—

Classification

—

Department

Costume Institute

Culture

American

Credit line

Gift of Claire McCardell, 1949

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

House

—

Garment family

daywear

Era

Wartime & utility (1940–1946)

Season

—

Material family

• cotton