Evening dress
Charles James
(American (born in England), 1906–1978)
1950
Object PlaceNew York, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin and plain weave (taffeta)
DimensionsCenter back: 128.3 cm (50 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase in honor of Elizabeth Ann Coleman, David and Roberta Logie Curator of Textile and Fashion Arts, 1998-2004, with funds donated by the Textile and Fashion Arts Visiting Committee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession number2004.139
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceWith Cora Ginsburg, LLC, 2003; Purchased by the MFA, March 24, 2004
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
about 1850
about 1865