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Woman's skirt
Marjatta Metsovaara (Finnish, born in 1927)
Finnish
1960s
Object Place: Helsinki, Finland
Medium/Technique
Wool twill; metal
Dimensions
Center back: 72.4 cm (28 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Susan Ward
Accession Number2012.1075
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGreen and blue wool skirt with one narrow purple vertical stripe, green fringe along hem, center back zipper. Lined in white with two interior woven labels along waistband: "Original/ Finnfashions/ Made in Finland by Tukku Oy Tyyli Helsinki," and "Metsovaara/Design/ All wool-hand woven/Made in Finland."
ProvenanceBetween 2000 and 2006, purchased on internet auctions and flea markets by Susan Ward, Lexington, MA; 2012, gift of Susan Ward to the MFA. (Accession date: December 12, 2012)