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Woman's jacket
American
about 2007 (?)
Object Place: New York, NY, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton twill; embroidery; blanket stitch; silk satin
Dimensions
Center back: 73.66 cm (29 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number2008.1483
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite jacket with slashes and white embroidery. Standing collar with seven buttons down the center front placket concealed under a narrow fabric panel. Seam runs from collar to wrist with darts at the wrist and a gusset under the sleeve. Patterned with diagonal slashes (finished with a blanket stitch) and white on white embroidery creating an albino zebra-like motif. Interior is unlined and the seams are covered with white silk satin ribbon. Woven label (white on white) at center back reads: CHADO/ralph rucci.
ProvenanceBefore 2008, purchased by donor, Chestnut Hill, MA; gift to the MFA (December 17, 2008).