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Woman's "Utility" dress
Woman's "Utility" dress

Woman's "Utility" dress

Norman Hartnell (English, 1901–1979)
Berketex
about 1942
Place of OriginUnited Kingdom
Medium/TechniqueWool plain weave, fulled
DimensionsCenter back: 101.6 cm (40 in.)
Center front X (Circumference (Waist Measurement)): 94.9 x 78.7 cm (37 3/8 x 31 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2010.1436
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)