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Afternoon Dress

Afternoon Dress
Afternoon Dress
Design houseAmerican, established 1929
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Afternoon Dress
Date1937
PlaceUnited States
MediumSwiss lawn and muslin
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Costume Institute Founders' Fund
Object number86.673.A-.D
Non exposé

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Provenance[Mrs. Sukie Tomass, England]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition HistoryThe Duchess of Windsor was photographed in a similar dress, c. 1937-39.
Exhibited "Fabulously French: Haute Couture 1897 - 1997", February 23 through April 20, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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