Detail View: The AMICA Library: Suit
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.CI54.16.1ab
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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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Chanel, Gabrielle 'Coco'
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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Designer
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Creator Dates/Places:
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French, 1908 - 1971
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Designed by Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel
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Creator Name:
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Vreeland, Diana
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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Donor/wearer
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Creator Dates/Places:
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American, 1906 - 1989
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Worn by Diana Vreeland
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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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1938
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Creation Start Date:
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1938
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Creation End Date:
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1938
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Materials and Techniques:
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silk
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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 in. (56 cm); (b) L. at center back 29 in. (73.5 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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CI 54.16.1ab
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Diana Vreeland, 1954
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Rights:
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Context:
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Like much of Mrs. Vreeland's sensibility for fashion and style, the Watteau referencing of this Chanel suit was a compelling part of its glamour. Art was important to Mrs. Vreeland, both as an editor and an exhibition impresario. She favored juxtapositions of art and contemporary fashion in the magazines and aligned art with fashion in her exhibitions. Chanel herself wore the same suit in black. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ci.54.16.1ab.R.tif
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