/internal/media/dispatcher/888210/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail;jsessionid=A0B16AE2F9DD5C178B05786CFDFFB129Evening dress1950Charles JamesCenter back: 128.3 cm (50 1/2 in.)Silk satin and plain weave (taffeta)Museum 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, Boston2004.1390Evening dress of sea-foam green silk satin and tafetta. Strapless bodice is formed of silk tafetta folded in diagonal curves ending in deep, pointed waist seam; skirt of shimmering silk satin skirt sweeps out around hips and to one side in a large asymmetrical fold; bottom of skirt is brought in and tacked in back.Costumes43796301