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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Evening dress

1978

Evening dress — 1978

Materials

Silk, cotton

House / label

Mary McFadden

Collection

1978

Archive reference

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1983.296.4a, b

Behind the design

The Met dates this evening dress to 1978 and records silk and cotton. It offers a 1970s counterpart to McFadden’s later pleated column dress, showing the variety of textiles within her eveningwear. No collection theme is documented for this specific object.

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