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Woman's dress
French
about 1889
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Silk satin damask, silk plain weave (chiffon), silk appliquéd lace, glass beads
Dimensions
Center back (bodice): 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)
Length (skirt): 137.2 cm (54 in.)
Length (skirt): 137.2 cm (54 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth Oliver Jolliffe
Accession Number2003.141.1-2
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBodice made of black silk satin damask with circular design, ruched silk chiffon sleeves with lace cuffs, lace collar, appliqued lace center insert, and trimmed with glass beads. Label: "E. Pingat 30 Rue Louis le Grand 30 Paris" Skirt made of black silk satin damask with circular design; center front panel embellished with glass beads.
ProvenanceWorn by Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake (donor's great grandmother); inherited from Ruth Blake Oliver (donor's mother) by Ruth Oliver Jolliffe, September 1, 2001; gift to the MFA, March 26, 2003