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Jacket
American
2002
Medium/Technique
Wool and silk matelasse
Dimensions
Center back: 61 cm (24 in.)
Costume (Bust / Waist): 34 x 31 in. (86.4 x 78.7 cm)
Costume (Bust / Waist): 34 x 31 in. (86.4 x 78.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William McCormick Blair Jr.
Accession Number2012.1494
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite satin jacket. Silk satin quilted with abstract circle pattern. Three button closure at center front. Mother of pearl buttons. Faux pockets at natural waist on proper right and proper left. Seams down both sleeves. Interior label: (grey stitch on white tag) CHADO RALPH RUCCI (smaller label: black print on white writing) 'DRY CLEAN ONLY MADE IN THE U.S.A.'
Provenance2002, purchased by Catherine McCormick Blair, New York; 2012, year-end gift of Blair to the MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)