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Woman's dress: "Love and Tears"
Woman's dress: "Love and Tears"

Woman's dress: "Love and Tears"

Gilbert Adrian (American, 1903–1959)
1943
Object PlaceLos Angeles, United States
Country of Origin, for CustomsUSA
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave (crepe), printed
DimensionsCenter back: 151.8 cm (59 3/4 in.)
Center front: 151.1 cm (59 1/2 in.)
Other (waist): 76.2 cm (30 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession number2009.4975
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBefore 2009, purchased in Los Angeles by an anonymous consigner; consigned to dealer Marilyn Glass, Los Angeles; purchased from Glass by the MFA (Accession date: November 18, 2009)
Restricted: For reference only
Gilbert Adrian
1945–50
Conservation status: Before treatment; Group shot: 2003.665.1-2
Gilbert Adrian
1951–52
Woman's dress
Gilbert Adrian
about 1947
Group shot: 2008.317.1-2
Gilbert Adrian
about 1948
Group shot: 2010.697.1-2
Bergdorf Goodman
1970s–1980s
Evening dress
Gilbert Adrian
about 1942
Evening dress
Gilbert Adrian
1947
Dress and jacket ensemble
Arnold Scaasi
about 1963
Restricted: For reference only
Jeanne Lanvin
about 1922
Woman's pantsuit
Arnold Scaasi
Spring 1972
Conservation status: Before treatment
first half of 20th century