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Day ensemble
Designed by: Koos van den Akker (American (born in Netherlands), 1939)
Dutch
Dimensions
Center back (vest): 50.8 cm (20 in.)
Center back (shirt): 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.)
Center back (skirt): 106.7 cm (42 in.)
Center back (shirt): 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.)
Center back (skirt): 106.7 cm (42 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy T. Lerner in memory of Steven L. Lerner
Accession Number2012.195.1-3
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CollectionsEurope, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOff-white vest with pink trim. Circle patches in floral fabrics applied to front and back.
Pink silk shirt with long sleeves, elasticized cuffs. Open neckline with thin strings attached to tie at top. White floral ribbon trim creates two vertical lines down top front and wraps around the waist.
Off-white skirt with wide waistband and circle patches in floral fabrics.
Pink silk shirt with long sleeves, elasticized cuffs. Open neckline with thin strings attached to tie at top. White floral ribbon trim creates two vertical lines down top front and wraps around the waist.
Off-white skirt with wide waistband and circle patches in floral fabrics.
Signed
Interior label (vest): "KOOS VAN DER AKKER NEW YORK DEN HAAG"
Interior label (shirt): No interior label.
Interior label (skirt): "KOOS VAN DER AKKER NEW YORK DEN HAAG"
Interior label (shirt): No interior label.
Interior label (skirt): "KOOS VAN DER AKKER NEW YORK DEN HAAG"
ProvenanceBy 2011, acquired by Nancy T. Lerner; 2012, gift of Lerner to the MFA. (Accession date: April 25, 2012)