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Woman's caftan
English (London)
about 1969
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave (chiffon), resist dyed and embroidered with sequins; silk plain weave with discontinuous patterning wefts
Dimensions
Center back: 137 cm (53 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number2010.332
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDeep red caftan made of traditional Indian (Gujarati) silk chiffon, tie-dyed with allover pattern of elephants and floral motifs within a grid, heavily embellished with gold chainstitch embroidery and gold sequins. Front decorated with patchwork of pieced red and pink silk brocades and plain weaves. Hook and eye closures down center front. Red and gold twisted belt at natural waist. Lined in red silk chiffon with two interior labels: "Made in England/For/Giorgio Beverly Hills" and "thea porter/couture."
ProvenanceBy 2010, private collection, Beverly Hills [see note 1]; 2010, sold by private collection to Cameron Silver of Decades, Inc., Los Angeles, CA; 2010, sold by Decades tothe MFA. (Accession date: May 19, 2010)
NOTES:
[1] According to e-mail correspondance from Silver, it was purchased from a Beverly Hills woman's estate.
NOTES:
[1] According to e-mail correspondance from Silver, it was purchased from a Beverly Hills woman's estate.