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Woman's dress

(Japanese, worked in England, born in 1937)
1973
Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited Kingdom
Medium/TechniqueSynthetic plain weave (taffeta) and hand-printed plain weave (chiffon)
DimensionsCenter back: 45 cm (17 11/16 in.). Measurement taken of underdress only.
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2010.1452
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)
CopyrightCopyright of Gnyuki Torimaru.
Group shot: 2011.2322.1-2
Gnyuki Torimaru
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Group shot: 2017.4397.3-4
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