Bud Kilpatrick
Dress

DesignerAmerican, 1915–1993
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Dress
Datec. 1955
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilk organza, polyester, and plastic
DimensionsDress (.A): 46 × 23 in. (116.8 × 58.4 cm)
Other (.B, Belt): 3 3/4 × 29 1/2 in. (9.5 × 74.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Suzanne McCrary, Karen Mayell, and Mary Louise Sanderson
Object number99.286.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceAnna Weintraub; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: There is a label on the interior of the dress near the waist: "Bud Kilpatrick". There is a label on the collar of the dress: "Neiman-Marcus / Trophy Room".
Stamped in silver on the underside of the belt: "Bud Kilpatrick".

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