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1950–55
Designed by Alfred Shaheen
Designed for Surf N Sand
Center back: 97 cm (38 3/16 in.)
Printed cotton
Classification: Costumes
Culture: American
Object Place: Honolulu, Hawaii
Accession number: 2011.2004
Description: Sleeveless, tea-length woman's dress with oversized collar. Pearly white buttons down front. Red, white and black "Hawaiian" print. Interior label: "Surf n Sand Made in Honolulu, Hawaii"
Provenance/Ownership History: August 2011, sold by Lynne Miller, Tulsa, to Paul McAlpine, Weymouth, MA; 2011, gift of McAlpine to the MFA. (Accession date: November 16, 2011)
Gift of Paul Edward McAlpine