Evening gown

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MMA_.CI58.49.4ab

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MMA_.CI58.49.4ab

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Costume and Jewelry

oty

Costume and Jewelry

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

McCardell, Claire

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McCardell, Claire

Creator Name

false

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, 1905 - 1958

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American, 1905 - 1958

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Designed by Claire McCardell

crt

Designed by Claire McCardell

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Evening gown

otn

Evening gown

Title

false

Title Type:

Object name

ott

Object name

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

rid

Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

1950

oct

1950

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1950

ocs

1950

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1950

oce

1950

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

silk, plastic

omd

silk, plastic

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Main dress-Womenswear

clt

Main dress-Womenswear

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

(a) L. at center back 64 in. (162 cm); (b) L. 140 in. (355 cm)

met

(a) L. at center back 64 in. (162 cm); (b) L. 140 in. (355 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

oop

New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

CI 58.49.4ab

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CI 58.49.4ab

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of Irving Drought Harris, in memory of Claire McCardell Harris, 1958

ooc

Gift of Irving Drought Harris, in memory of Claire McCardell Harris, 1958

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:

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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<P>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.</P>

Context

false

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Evening gown