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Woman's evening dress

(French, 1903–1993)
early 1950s
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueSilk knit knit and taffeta
DimensionsCenter back: 137.16 cm (54 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Stuart C. Welch, in memory of Harriet Welch Compton
Accession number1999.498
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased by Harriet Welch Compton and given to Mrs. Stuart C. Welch; gift of Mrs. Stuart C. Welch to MFA, 1999.
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