Detail View: The AMICA Library: Evening gown
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.CI58.49.4ab
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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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McCardell, Claire
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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, 1905 - 1958
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Designed by Claire McCardell
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Title:
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Evening gown
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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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1950
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Creation Start Date:
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1950
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Creation End Date:
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1950
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Materials and Techniques:
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silk, plastic
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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 64 in. (162 cm); (b) L. 140 in. (355 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 58.49.4ab
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Irving Drought Harris, in memory of Claire McCardell Harris, 1958
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Rights:
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Context:
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McCardell's enthusiasm and acumen for European fashion history is well documented, but her interests extended East as well. This evening dress suggests Chinese roots in its textile, pleating, and color, but also evokes Japanese origins in its wide sash (like an obi) and columnar silhouette. In a global eclecticism, the dress is cut like a poncho with its top crisscrossed over the bodice to create the kimono like surplice neckline. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ci.58.49.4ab.R.tif
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