Dress

DesignerAmerican, 1927–2012
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Dress
Date1981
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilk crepe de chine
DimensionsOverall: 66 × 61 × 81 5/16in. (167.6 × 154.9 × 206.5cm)
Blouse (.A): 26 × 24 in. (66 × 61 cm)
Other (.B, bottom): 32 × 16 in. (81.3 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Martha Lovett
Object number91.1934.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceMartha Lovett, Houston; Estate of Martha Lovett; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED: "Threads of Fashion", MFAH 10/7 - 11/14/93
Exhibited in "Celebrating Seventh: New York Fashion Designers," at MFAH Mar. 24 - May 26, 1996

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