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Woman's dress

Designed by: Rahvis
English
1950

Medium/Technique Beaded and sequined with plasic and glass beads. Cotton velvet.
Dimensions Center back: 70 cm (27 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1446
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionSleeveless black cocktail dress. Hand beaded, sequined and embroidered with flowers and half-moon shapes. Scalloped neckline and back.
Interior label reads:
"Rahvis
19, Upper Grosvenor St
W.2."
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)