Dinner suit

Design House Hattie Carnegie, Inc. American

Department Store I. Magnin & Co. American

1950–55

Not on view

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Title: Dinner suit
Design House: Hattie Carnegie, Inc. (American, 1918–1965)
Department Store: I. Magnin & Co. (American, founded 1876)
Date: 1950–55
Culture: American
Medium: wool, silk
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Myrick, Barbara M. Myers, Elizabeth M. Wissler, 1993
Object Number: 1993.287.1a–d
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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