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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Wedding Dress

ca. 1935

Materials

Silk, metallic, beads, rhinestones

House / label

Hattie Carnegie

Collection

ca. 1935

Archive reference

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2009.300.7206a, b

Behind the design

Carnegie's circa-1935 wedding dress joins a long, narrow body to a substantial train. Its pale surface and elongated sleeves make the gown's vertical line especially clear. The museum records silk, metallic material, beads and rhinestones, distinguishing this richly ornamented example from another Carnegie wedding dress dated to the same period.

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