Shift dress
Akris
(Swiss, founded in 1922)
Spring 2009
DimensionsCenter back: 90.2 cm (35 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe Evelyn H. Lauder Fashion Collection—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2013.701
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Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBefore 2011, acquired by Evelyn H. Lauder (b. 1936 - d. 2011); 2011, given by inheritance to her husband, Leonard A. Lauder, New York, NY; 2013, gift of Lauder to the MFA. (Accession date: June 26, 2013)
19th century
1790–1820
17th or early 18th century
mid-17th century
Early 17th century