Harrods
Tea Dress

RetailerBritish, established 1849
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Tea Dress
Date1916
PlaceLondon, England
MediumSilk satin, silk net, silk lace, silk velvet ribbon, silk chiffon, and glass beads
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Costume Institute Founders' Fund
Object number86.615
Not on view

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Provenance[Mrs. Sukie Tomass, England]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited, November 12, 2000 - February 11, 2001, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Andrews Gallery, ¦British Designers: From Monarchy to Anarchy¦

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