Woman's caftan
Thea Porter
(English (born in Jerusalem), 1927–2000)
about 1969
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave (chiffon), resist dyed and embroidered with sequins; silk plain weave with discontinuous patterning wefts
DimensionsCenter back: 137 cm (53 15/16 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number2010.332
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBy 2010, private collection, Beverly Hills [see note 1]; 2010, sold by private collection to Cameron Silver of Decades, Inc., Los Angeles, CA; 2010, sold by Decades tothe MFA. (Accession date: May 19, 2010)
NOTES:
[1] According to e-mail correspondance from Silver, it was purchased from a Beverly Hills woman's estate.
NOTES:
[1] According to e-mail correspondance from Silver, it was purchased from a Beverly Hills woman's estate.
18th century
about 1875
about 1860
about 1875
about 1860
about 1860