Wedding ensemble

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.CI50.110a-l

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MMA_.CI50.110a-l

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Costume and Jewelry

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Costume and Jewelry

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Mainbocher

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Mainbocher

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

North American; American

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North American; American

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

Designer

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Designer

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

American, 1890 - 1976

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American, 1890 - 1976

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Designed by Mainbocher

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Designed by Mainbocher

Creator Name-CRT

false

Creator Name:

Reboux, Caroline

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Reboux, Caroline

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

European; French

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European; French

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

Milliner

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Milliner

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

French, 1835 - 1927

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French, 1835 - 1927

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Hat designed by Caroline Reboux

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Hat designed by Caroline Reboux

Creator Name-CRT

false

Creator Name:

Windsor, Wallis

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Windsor, Wallis

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

North American; American

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North American; American

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

Donor/wearer

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Donor/wearer

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

American, 1896 - 1986

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American, 1896 - 1986

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Worn by Duchess of Windsor (née Wallis Simpson)

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Worn by Duchess of Windsor (née Wallis Simpson)

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Wedding ensemble

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Wedding ensemble

Title

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Title Type:

Object name

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Object name

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

1937

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1937

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1937

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1937

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1937

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1937

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

silk, kid, straw, coq feathers

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silk, kid, straw, coq feathers

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Main dress-Womenswear

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Main dress-Womenswear

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

(a) L. at center back 58 1/4 in. (147.9 cm); (b) L. at center back 19 in. (48 cm); (c) L.: 27 1/2 in. (70 cm); (d) L. at center back 46 3/4 in. (118.7 cm); (e,f) L. heel to toe 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); (g) L. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); (h,i,j)L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)

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(a) L. at center back 58 1/4 in. (147.9 cm); (b) L. at center back 19 in. (48 cm); (c) L.: 27 1/2 in. (70 cm); (d) L. at center back 46 3/4 in. (118.7 cm); (e,f) L. heel to toe 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); (g) L. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); (h,i,j)L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

CI 50.110a-l

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CI 50.110a-l

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Gift of the Duchess of Windsor, 1950

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Gift of the Duchess of Windsor, 1950

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Mainbocher, known for his sense of decorum, created a garment impeccably suited to the occasion. If his design seems conservative, as compared to the modern experiments of others in the 1930s, it was because he sought an unerring gentility. He held decoration to a minimum, favoring refined feminine forms (petal-shaped collar, shirring, small embroideries). Even the gloves were specifically designed to accommodate the wedding ring. While a defect in the stability of the dye has caused the dress to lose its 'Windsor blue,' it retains the willful seemliness of a marriage in world view.

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<P>Mainbocher, known for his sense of decorum, created a garment impeccably suited to the occasion. If his design seems conservative, as compared to the modern experiments of others in the 1930s, it was because he sought an unerring gentility. He held decoration to a minimum, favoring refined feminine forms (petal-shaped collar, shirring, small embroideries). Even the gloves were specifically designed to accommodate the wedding ring. While a defect in the stability of the dye has caused the dress to lose its 'Windsor blue,' it retains the willful seemliness of a marriage in world view.</P>

Context

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Wedding ensemble