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Evening dress
Mary Ruby (1864–1949)
American (Boston)
1938
Object Place: Boston, USA
Medium/Technique
Silk satin and net
Dimensions
151.5 x 41 cm (59 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.) approximate measurement taken flat for hanging storage
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Newbold Patterson Hale, (Mrs. Richard Walden Hale)
Accession Number53.308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionAmerican, Boston, Mary Ruby, 1938. Black satin sleeveless evening dress with fullness of upper bodice shirred into narrow central vertical band center front, V neck front and back, plain fitted midriff panel, full skirt slightly longer in back composed of large lozenge shaped panels of black satin set onto midriff on the bias, lower skirt of black net cut in circular panels attached to lozenges, placket with snaps at left side of seam.