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Woman's evening dress
Woman's evening dress

Woman's evening dress

Valentino Garavani (known as Valentino) (Italian, born in 1932)
House of Valentino (Italian, founded 1959)
Valentino Boutique (Italian, founded 1960)
1980–89
Object PlaceItaly
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave (chiffon and tafetta), silk compound weave (matelassé crepe), horsehair
DimensionsCenter back: 152.4 cm (60 in.)
Credit LineGift of Ruth Oliver Jolliffe
Accession number2003.663
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenancePurchased in Boston, late 1980s; Gift to the MFA, September 17, 2003
Group shot: 2007.281.1-3
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