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Woman's ensemble

(English (London), founded 1970s)
1980
Medium/TechniqueCotton and acetate plain weave (moire)
DimensionsCenter back (blouse): 61 cm (24 in.)
Length (skirt): 78.7 cm (31 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2014.1058.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBefore 2014, acquired by Leslie Verrinder, TinTin Collectibles, London, England; 2014, sold by Verrinder to Frederic A. Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2014, gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2014)
mid-19th century
Man's necktie
Rooster
1955–65
Stays
1740–60
Group Shot: 2009.5027.1-2
Elsa Schiaparelli
Summer 1939
Conservation status: Before treatment
Catherine Buckley
about 1975
Hat label
Bacon & Sons
fist quarter of the 19th century
Woman's dress (two bodices, skirt, shawl)
Georgiana Welles (Sargent)
about 1854
Evening dress
House of Premet
about 1914
Man's waistcoat
19th century
Quilt: Joyful Noise
Clara Wainwright
November 2008