Ensemble

Department Store The White House British

1969–70

Not on view

This is a beautifully tailored, eye-catching child's ensemble made from high-quality English wool in electrifying colors. It has been documented that the ensemble was purchased on New Bond St. in London, a street where luxury goods are sold. The style of the dress marks the end of formal dressing, for children weren't as commonly dressed in this manner in the 1970s.

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Title: Ensemble
Department Store: The White House (British)
Date: 1969–70
Culture: British
Medium: wool, cotton
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mary Ann McCabe, 1977
Object Number: 2009.300.985a, b
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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