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Biba archive: Title page

Biba (London, active in the late 1960s and 1970s)
Photographer: Sarah Moon (French, born in 1941)
British
1974

Medium/Technique Paper
Dimensions Height x width: 58.4 x 38.4 cm (23 x 15 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2015.3037.1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPhotographsPortfolios

Description8 pages of sepia-toned photographic images of women's and children's fashion; 1 page with thumbnails and descriptions/prices of garments advertised; 1 cover/folder.
Provenance1974, secretary to Barbara Hulaniki (founder of the Biba stores); about 2015, sold by this secretary to Tin Tin Collectibles, Alfies Antique Market, London; May 2015, sold by Tin Tin Collectibles to Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2015, gift of Frederic Sharf to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)