Cocktail dress

Designer Norman Norell American

ca. 1957

Not on view

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Exhibition History

Title: Cocktail dress
Designer: Norman Norell (American, Noblesville, Indiana 1900–1972 New York)
Date: ca. 1957
Culture: American
Medium: cotton, leather
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Myron A. Minskoff, 1977
Object Number: 1977.404.1a, b
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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