Evening ensemble

Design House Mainbocher French and American

Designer Mainbocher American

1930s

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Title: Evening ensemble
Design House: Mainbocher (French and American, founded 1930)
Designer: Mainbocher (American, 1890–1976)
Date: 1930s
Culture: French
Medium: [no medium available]
Credit Line: Gift of S. Nancy Rosenfeld, 1969
Object Number: C.I.69.35.3a, b
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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