Claire McCardell
Ensemble

DesignerAmerican, 1905–1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ensemble
Datec. 1955
PlaceUnited States
MediumCotton corduroy
DimensionsJacket (.A): 47 × 23 in. (119.4 × 58.4 cm)
Skirt (.B ): 30 × 16 in. (76.2 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Lovice Brown
Object number91.1744.A,.B
Not on view

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Provenance[The Blue Bird Circle Shop, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1991.

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