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Woman's evening dress

(American, founded 1895)
1949
Object PlaceNew York, USA
Medium/TechniqueSilk figured satin, silk chiffon and net linings with metal zippers
Dimensions128.2 x 68.5 cm (50 1/2 x 26 15/16 in.) measured flat for hanging storage
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frederick W. Hilles
Accession number54.801
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1954, gift of Mrs. Frederic W. Hilles to the MFA (Accession date: June 10, 1954); June 25, 2014, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, VT.
Group shot: 2007.967.1-2
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