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"Cosby" sweater
Woman's sweater
"Cosby" sweater
Design attributed to: Coogi (Australian, founded in the 1970s)
Australian
1980s
Object Place: Australia
Medium/Technique
Cotton knit
Dimensions
Center back: 73.66 cm (29 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Lorraine de Wet Howes
Accession Number2008.722
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Africa and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionColorful green/blue long sleeve sweater with standing collar, four black and silver buttons down the center front, and padded shoulders. Patterned with tan, blue, green and black undulating vertical stripes, checks, horizontal lines and various geometric shapes.
ProvenancePurchased by donor about 1986; gift to the MFA, September 17, 2008.