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Dress with matching jacket

(English, 1909–2003)
about 1955
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniquePrinted silk twill and cotton velvet
DimensionsCenter back (jacket): 50.2 cm (19 3/4 in.)
Center back (dress): 91.4 cm (36 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William C. Van Siclen, Jr.
Accession number2012.538.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance2012, purchased by Pamela Parmal, Providence, RI on eBay; 2012, gift of Parmal to the MFA. (Accession date: September 26, 2012)
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