Woman's evening dress or tea gown
Maurice Babani
(French, born in Middle East)
Babani
(French, founded 1895)
1919–30
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk velvet, embroidered with metallic thread and silk-and-metallic cord; silk plain weave lining
DimensionsCenter front: 141 cm (55 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBenjamin Pierce Cheney Fund
Accession number2006.1422
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ProvenanceMay 2006, purchased by dealer Katy Kane of New Hope, PA from a Long Island, NY estate; purchased by the MFA (Accession date: September 20, 2006)
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 17th century
1575–1600
early 20th century
early 17th century
late 16th–early 17th century
late 16th–early 17th century
1575–1625