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Bodice and skirt
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Bodice and skirt

Jay's (English, 1841–1900)
1885-1900
Medium/Techniquefigured-silk satin, silk velvet, silk pain weave; glass beads, silk braid
DimensionsBodice CB: 22" Skirt CF: 40"
Credit LineGift of the estate of Francis M. Benson, Jr.
Accession number2017.4155.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBy 1980, Gertrude McCloud Benson, by inheritance to her son, Francis M. Benson, Jr.; 2017, gift of the estate of Francis M. Benson, Jr. to the MFA. (Accession date: October 11, 2017)
Bag
1840s
Group shot: 2007.284.1-2
Thea Porter
1970s
Bag
1865-1875
Restricted: For reference only
YSL Rive Gauche
about 1980
Group shot: 2007.567.1-2
Geoffrey Beene
1990s
a-b
Charles Frederick Worth
1880–85
Overdress and skirt
Emile Pingat
about 1880
Dress
1920s