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DEACESSIONED December 19, 2013
Woman's dress
Designed by: Gnyuki Torimaru (Japanese, worked in England, born in 1937)
British
1975
Medium/Technique
Synthetic knit (jersey)
Dimensions
Center back: 60.5 cm (23 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1453
CollectionsEurope, Asia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCharcoal gray draped jersey dress. Two rectangular panels of jersey, seamed down center front and back and gathered around band collar.
Signed
Interior label reads:"GNYUKI TORIMARU LONDON MADE IN ENGLAND"
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); December 18, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA for transfer to Lasell College, Newton, MA.
CopyrightCopyright of Gnyuki Torimaru.