Evening dress

Department Store B. Altman & Co. American

early 1920s

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Title: Evening dress
Department Store: B. Altman & Co. (American, 1865–1990)
Date: early 1920s
Culture: American or European
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Gift of Lucinda S. Day, 1974
Object Number: 1974.243.3
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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