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Woman's coat
Designed by: Digby Morton (English, 1906–1983)
English
1950s
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Wool twill (?) weave, felted; velvet; silk satin weave
Dimensions
Center back: 119.4 cm (47 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1421
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack clutch coat with velvet collar and two slit pockets. Seaming along back with two pleats at upper back for added fullness. Interior lined in black silk, labeled: "Digby Morton/London."
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London; 2010, sold by Verrinder to Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2010, year-end gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)