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Evening dress

Designer Gilbert Adrian American
ca. 1950
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Evening dress
  • Designer: Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California)
  • Date: ca. 1950
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: silk
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry K. Lowe, in memory of Reeva Zenker Lowe, 1974
  • Object Number: 1974.177.2
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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