Afternoon dress — Accession 1973.278

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Method

Methodology

Object

Afternoon dress

Accession number

1973.278

Date

1949

Makers

• Claire McCardell
• Townley Frocks

Medium

nylon

Dimensions

—

Classification

—

Department

Costume Institute

Culture

American

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Lewis Balamuth, 1973

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

House

—

Garment family

daywear

Era

New Look decade (1947–1957)

Season

—

Material family

• synthetic