Edward Molyneux
Evening Gown

Evening Gown
Evening Gown
DesignerFrench, born England, 1891–1974
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Evening Gown
Date1938
PlaceEngland
MediumPlissé weave rayon and metallic thread
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Costume Institute Founders' Fund
Object number86.665
Not on view

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Provenance[Mrs. Sukie Tomass, England]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Dressed to Celebrate: Evening Wear in the Twentieth Century" February 23 - May 8, 1988

Exhibited, November 12, 2000 - February 11, 2001, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Andrews Gallery, ¦British Designers: From Monarchy to Anarchy¦

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Jacket
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image from accession file
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