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Dress
American
about 1954
Object Place: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Dress: linen plain weave; printed; metal
Belt: linen plain weave
Belt: linen plain weave
Dimensions
Center back (dress): 97.8 cm (38 1/2 in.)
Length (belt): 208.3 cm (82 in.)
Length (belt): 208.3 cm (82 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stewart Shillito Maxwell, Jr. in memory of his mother, Marilyn M. Maxwell
Accession Number2009.5480.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionStrapless white linen dress printed with pattern of large-scale pink cabbage roses. Zipper along right side. Interior boning and white waistband with two hook and eye closures. Unlined.
Pink belt
Pink belt
ProvenanceBefore 1995, purchased by Marilyn M. Maxwell, Cincinnati, OH; 1995, gift to her son, Stewart Shillito Maxwell, Jr.; 2009, year-end gift of Maxwell to the MFA .(Accession date: January 20, 2010)