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Claire McCardell

Suit (jacket and skirt)

Description

Maker

Claire McCardell (American, 1905-1958), designer
Claire McCardell Clothes by Townley (American, est. 1940), manufacturer

Title

Suit (jacket and skirt)

Year

1956/1957

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cotton, silk, linen, rayon

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mary L. Peterson in memory of Thora Magnussen Buckley, Conservator at The RISD Museum, 1950-1972

Object Number

2006.82.4

Type

Costume

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Claire McCardell (American, 1905-1958), designer
Claire McCardell Clothes by Townley (American, est. 1940), manufacturer

Suit (jacket and skirt), 1956/1957

silk; linen; or; rayon; cotton

Gift of Mary L. Peterson in memory of Thora Magnussen Buckley, Conservator at The RISD Museum, 1950-1972 2006.82.4

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