Designer
Bruce Oldfield British, born 1950
CultureBritish
Titles
- Evening Dress
Datec. 1985
PlaceEngland
MediumSilk and metallic thread
DimensionsDress (.A): 56 × 22 1/2 in. (142.2 × 57.2 cm)
Other (.B, bow): 24 × 16 1/2 in. (61 × 41.9 cm)
Other (.B, bow): 24 × 16 1/2 in. (61 × 41.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Leslie Morasca
Object number99.42.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is a label on the interior of the dress, proper left, back: "Bruce Oldfield".
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