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Thunderbolt
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Coat
Thunderbolt
Jean Williams Cacicedo (American, born 1947)
American
1990
Medium/Technique
wool; felted, knitted, pieced, beaded
Dimensions
Center back: 160 cm (63 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number2014.2502
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's kimono-shaped coat made of felted wool, dyed in ombre shades of white, gray-blue and black, pieced and appliqued with geometric shapes, with knitted welts and glass beads.
ProvenanceBefore 2014, sold by Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA to an anonymous donor; 2014, anonymous year-end gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 25, 2015)