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Dress
Retailed by: Biba (London, active in the late 1960s and 1970s)
Designed by: Barbara Hulanicki (English, born 1936)
Designed by: Barbara Hulanicki (English, born 1936)
English
early 1970s
Medium/Technique
Rayon velvet
Dimensions
Center back: 130.8 cm (51 1/2 in.)
Costume: 34 x 24 1/2 in. (86.4 x 62.2 cm)
Center front: 105.4 cm (41 1/2 in.)
Costume: 34 x 24 1/2 in. (86.4 x 62.2 cm)
Center front: 105.4 cm (41 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number2012.824
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack panne velvet dress with sweetheart neckline and small puffed sleeves.
Interior label: "BIBA"
Interior label: "BIBA"
ProvenanceMay 2012, sold by Vintage-A-Peel, UK to Lauren Whitley, Lawrence, MA; 2012, sold by Lauren Whitley to the MFA. (Accession date: October 24, 2012)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.