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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection. Object record

Evening dress (attributed to Pauline Potter)

c. 1949

Design credits

Probably Pauline Potter for Hattie Carnegie, according to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Materials

Silk and beads

House / label

Hattie Carnegie

Collection

Season not documented

Archive reference

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2009.300.302

Behind the design

The Met identifies the designer as probably Pauline Potter. A sheer bodice and skirt create the dress’s light, floating effect.

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