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Ensemble in five pieces

(English, 1943–1988)
(Founded 1832)
about 1980
Medium/TechniqueAcrylic, knit
DimensionsCenter back (coat): 111.8 cm (44 in.)
Center back (skirt): 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.)
Center back (bodice): 44.5 cm (17 1/2 in.)
Length (scarf): 218.4 cm (86 in.)
Diameter (cap): 17.8 cm (7 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2011.2285.1-5
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBy 2011, Leslie Verrinder of TinTin Collectibles, London; 2011, sold by TinTin Collectibles to Jean and Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2011, year-end gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 25, 2012)
Dress
Bill Gibb
1970s
Woman's dress
Bill Gibb
about 1976
Group shot: 2009.4375.1-2
Bill Gibb
Autumn-Winter 1972
Dress
Bill Gibb
about 1972
Bill Gibb
about 1977
Group shot: 2017.4327.1-2
Rei Kawakubo
Autumn/Winter 1993–1994
Group shot: 2006.1987.1, 2006.1987.3
Bill Blass
1990s