Women's evening dress
Howard Greer
(American, 1896–1974)
1940s
Medium/TechniqueSilk, bugle beads
Chiffon, gauze, and crepe bodice, crepe underbodice
Gauze weave overskirt, crepe underskirt
Microscopic fiber I.D.
silk chiffon, silk gauze, silk crepe (underbodice), rayon crepe (lower bodice and underskirt)
DimensionsBust: 34 in (98.3 cm)
Waist: 28 in (71 cm)
Center-back length: 60 in (152.4 cm)
Waist: 28 in (71 cm)
Center-back length: 60 in (152.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession number2012.1041
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceBefore 2012, purchased by Marilyn Glass, Los Angeles, CA; 2012, gift of Marilyn Glass to the MFA. (Accession date: December 12, 2012)
1980s
1980s
second quarter of 19th century