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Woman's ensemble
Designed by: Bill Gibb (English, 1943–1988)
English
Autumn-Winter 1972
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Printed cotton plain weave with rayon pile; snakeskin appliqué, fur collar.
Dimensions
Skirt: Center back: 85 cm (33 7/16 in.)
Jacket: Center back: 73 cm (28 3/4 in.)
Jacket: Center back: 73 cm (28 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund and funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number2009.4375.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSkirt: Long brown, off-white, and white "velvet" skirt trimmed with light brown snakeskin, appliquéd snakeskin lizard above hem, slit on left side. Interior waistband lined in gray silk, one interior label "12."
Jacket: Brown, off-white, and white "velvet" jacket trimmed with light brown snakeskin, fox fur collar. Three metal buttons at center front. Appliquéd snakeskin lizard on left side. Lined in gray silk, trimmed in brown suede, one interior label at center back: "Bill Gibb/12."
Jacket: Brown, off-white, and white "velvet" jacket trimmed with light brown snakeskin, fox fur collar. Three metal buttons at center front. Appliquéd snakeskin lizard on left side. Lined in gray silk, trimmed in brown suede, one interior label at center back: "Bill Gibb/12."
ProvenanceAbout 1972, created by designer Bill Gibb in London; June 17, 2009, sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions in London to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)