COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1975.246.5a-c
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Name:
James, Charles
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
Designer
Creator Dates/Places:
American, 1906 - 1978
Creator Name-CRT:
Designed by Charles James
Title:
Suit
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1951
Creation Start Date:
1951
Creation End Date:
1951
Materials and Techniques:
silk, wool
Classification Term:
Main dress-Womenswear
Dimensions:
(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)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
1975.246.5a-c
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum, 1975
Context:
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:
MMA_.ci1975.246.5a-c.R.tif
