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Woman's dress
Woman's dress

Woman's dress

Adele Simpson (American, 1903–1995)
late 1960s–early 1970s
Medium/TechniqueSilk and rayon velvet, printed silk and lurex plain weave, acetate plain weave lining
DimensionsCenter back: 128.3 cm (50 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Adele Simpson
Accession number2007.775
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance2007, gift of Joan Raines to the MFA (Accession date: September 19, 2007); June 25, 2014, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, VT.
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Group shot: 2005.192.1-2
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Conservation status: Before treatment
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Group shot: 2005.1051.1-4
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