Bud Kilpatrick
Ensemble

DesignerAmerican, 1915–1993
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ensemble
Datec. 1955
PlaceUnited States
MediumPolyester chiffon, china silk, and synthetic satin
DimensionsJacket (.A): 45 × 20 in. (114.3 × 50.8 cm)
Dress (.B): 56 × 22 in. (142.2 × 55.9 cm)
Other (.C, Belt): 2 1/8 × 30 in. (5.4 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Carolyn Bookout, Susan Glesby, and Alexandra Marshall
Object number99.289.A-.C
Not on view

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ProvenanceAnna Weintraub; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Bud Kilpatrick labels inside the proper left seam of the coat, back of the dress close to the center back waist, and stamped in silver on inside of the belt. Labels at the back neckline of both the dress and the coat: "Neiman-Marcus / Trophy Room".
There is a label on the interior of the coat and on the interior of the dress: "Bud Kilpatrick / California".

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