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Woman's evening dress

Woman's evening dress

(Italian, born in 1932)
(Italian, founded 1959)
(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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1980s
Woman's evening dress
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