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Woman's cocktail dress

(English, 1901–1979)
1950s
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueVelvet; silk (?) tulle; plastic; lace appliqué
DimensionsCenter back: 104.1 cm (41 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2010.1419
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London; 2010, sold by Verrinder to Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2010, year-end gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)
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