Waste Basket Boutique
"Yellow Pages" Dress

"Yellow Pages" Dress
"Yellow Pages" Dress
RetailerAmerican, active 1965–1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Yellow Pages" Dress
Date1966–1969
PlaceUnited States
MediumPaper
DimensionsOverall: 40 1/8 × 19 in. (101.9 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jas A. Gundry
Object number97.343
Not on view

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ProvenanceJas A. Gundry, Houston; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Label: "size 12-14 bigger / 'Waste Basket Boutique' t.m. / by / Mars of Asheville, N.C. / Do Not Wash / This Material is Fire Resistant Unless / Washed or Dry Cleaned. Then becomes / Dangerously Flammable when Dry."

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