Unknown American
Day Dress

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Day Dress
Date1837–1840
PlaceUnited States
MediumChinese silk
DimensionsBlouse: 24 × 26 in. (61 × 66 cm)
Skirt: 45 × 21 in. (114.3 × 53.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor
Object number96.766.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenancePrivate collection; given to MFAH, 1996.

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Yves Saint Laurent
1982–1983
Silk wool poly-blend, leather, silk, metal, and plastic
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Suit
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c. 1984
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Dress
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1998
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Late Day Dress
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c. 1978
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1980–1989
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Dress
Unknown American
1890s
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Yves Saint Laurent
1981
Silk taffeta
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Karl Lagerfeld
c. 1987
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Dress
James Galanos
c. 1992
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Dress
Rudi Gernreich
c. 1969
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Ensemble
James Galanos
1980–1989
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99.608.A,.B
Evening Dress
James Galanos
c. 1988
Silk jaquers satin, lace, netting, silk chiffron, and metal
2000.495