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Cocktail dress

Design House Hattie Carnegie, Inc. American

1940s

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Cocktail dress, Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American, 1918–1965), silk, American — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Cocktail dress, Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American, 1918–1965), silk, American

Cocktail dress, Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American, 1918–1965), silk, American

Cocktail dress, Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American, 1918–1965), silk, American

Cocktail dress, Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American, 1918–1965), silk, American

Cocktail dress, Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American, 1918–1965), silk, American

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Title: Cocktail dress

Design House: Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American, 1918–1965)

Date: 1940s

Culture: American

Medium: silk

Credit Line: Gift of Titi Halle, 1994

Accession Number: 1994.153

Chronology

The United States and Canada, 1900 A.D.-present

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