Flower Modes
"Almost Paper Fashions" Dress

RetailerAmerican
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Almost Paper Fashions" Dress
Datec. 1965
PlaceUnited States
MediumRayon and vinyl acetate
Dimensions37 × 15 in. (94 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Katherine Bygrave Howe in memory of her grandmother, Amy C. Howe
Object number95.508
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ProvenanceAmy C. Howe; Katherine Bygrave Howe; given to MFAH, 1995.

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