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Evening skirt — Accession 1970.253

Evening skirt — Accession 1970.253. Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Date: 1949; Makers: Mainbocher, Mainbocher; Medium: cotton, Lurex

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Method
Methodology
Object
Evening skirt
Accession number
1970.253
Date
1949
Makers
  • Mainbocher
  • Mainbocher
Medium
cotton, Lurex
Dimensions
—
Classification
—
Department
Costume Institute
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Eleanor Lambert Berkson, 1970
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House
Mainbocher
Garment family
daywear
Era
New Look decade (1947–1957)
Season
—
Material family
  • cotton
  • synthetic