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Woman's dress
Designed by: Rahvis
English
1950
Medium/Technique
Beaded and sequined with plasic and glass beads. Cotton velvet.
Dimensions
Center back: 70 cm (27 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1446
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSleeveless black cocktail dress. Hand beaded, sequined and embroidered with flowers and half-moon shapes. Scalloped neckline and back.
Interior label reads:
"Rahvis
19, Upper Grosvenor St
W.2."
Interior label reads:
"Rahvis
19, Upper Grosvenor St
W.2."
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)