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Woman's cocktail dress
Designed by: Norman Hartnell (English, 1901–1979)
English
1950s
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Velvet; silk (?) tulle; plastic; lace appliqué
Dimensions
Center back: 104.1 cm (41 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1419
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSleeveless black velvet cocktail dress with black lace appliqué. Zipper at center back. Tulle petticoat, one interior label "Norman Hartnell/London Paris."
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London; 2010, sold by Verrinder to Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2010, year-end gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)