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Fancy dress costume

ca. 1860
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 803

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fancy dress costume
  • Date: ca. 1860
  • Culture: probably British
  • Medium: silk, cotton, metallic thread
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.264a–k
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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