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Woman's "Utility" dress
English
about 1942
Place of Origin: United Kingdom
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave, fulled
Dimensions
Center back: 101.6 cm (40 in.)
Center front X (Circumference (Waist Measurement)): 94.9 x 78.7 cm (37 3/8 x 31 in.)
Center front X (Circumference (Waist Measurement)): 94.9 x 78.7 cm (37 3/8 x 31 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1436
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlue/grey wool shirtwaist dress with double patch pocket at proper left breast and self-fabric belt, plastic buttons. Labeled: "Berketex, Bond St. London, designed by Norman Hartnell"
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)