AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1975.246.5a-c
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Name:
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James, Charles
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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Designer
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Creator Dates/Places:
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American, 1906 - 1978
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Designed by Charles James
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Title:
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Suit
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1951
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Creation Start Date:
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1951
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Creation End Date:
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1951
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Materials and Techniques:
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silk, wool
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Classification Term:
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Main dress-Womenswear
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Dimensions:
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(a) L. at center back 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm); (b) L. at center back 26 1/2 in. (67.5 cm); (c) L. at center back 20 1/2 in. (52 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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1975.246.5a-c
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum, 1975
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Rights:
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Context:
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Capturing the colors of autumn, James created a suit of pronounced modernist shapes, complementing cashmere with an orange-rust silk satin. |
Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ci1975.246.5a-c.R.tif
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