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Sunglasses

Designer Marcel Rochas French
ca. 1939
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sunglasses
  • Designer: Marcel Rochas (French, 1902–1955)
  • Date: ca. 1939
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: plastic (cellulose acetate), glass, metal
  • Credit Line: Gift of Page Williams, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.170
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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