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Woman's dress
Designed by: Gnyuki Torimaru (Japanese, worked in England, born in 1937)
English
1973
Medium/Technique
Synthetic crepe-backed satin, hand-dyed and fringed
Dimensions
Center back: 145.5 cm (57 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2013.2842
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Asia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite crepe-backed satin evening dress, satin face on inside. Sleeveless dress with high-rounded neckline, drop waist, overlaid with white synthetic fringe stitched down at waist. Fringe at upper front bodice hand-dyed with indigo.
Signed
No interior label.
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London, UK; 2010, sold to Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA by Verrinder; 2013, gift of Sharf to the MFA (Accession date: December 18, 2013)