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Woman's ensemble
Designed by: ESCADA (German, founded in 1978)
German
1980s
Object Place: Munich, Germany
Medium/Technique
Sweater: wool, polyacrylic, and polyamide knit with silk (?) and metallic embroidery; plastic
Skirt: wool twill; viscose rayon plain weave with weft float patterning; plastic
Skirt: wool twill; viscose rayon plain weave with weft float patterning; plastic
Dimensions
Center back (sweater): 63.5 cm (25 in.)
Center back (skirt): 78.7 cm (31 in.)
Center back (skirt): 78.7 cm (31 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margaret M. Lincoln
Accession Number2009.4986.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSweater: Gray wool knit cardigan with silver stylized flowers embroidered along front and back yoke, drawstring belt at waist. Gray plastic buttons down center front. Three interior label reads" "ESCADA/Made in West Germany by SRB," "39% polyacrylic/31% mohair/30% polyamide," "36".
Skirt: Long gray skirt with gray paisley patterning, belt loops along waistband, two buttons on right side, side pockets. Lined in gray rayon patterned with small horses. Four interior labels "ESCADA, made in West Germany by SRB," "36," "[wool symbol] pure new wool," "100% viskose [sic]."
Skirt: Long gray skirt with gray paisley patterning, belt loops along waistband, two buttons on right side, side pockets. Lined in gray rayon patterned with small horses. Four interior labels "ESCADA, made in West Germany by SRB," "36," "[wool symbol] pure new wool," "100% viskose [sic]."
ProvenanceBefore 2009, purchased by Margaret M. Lincoln of Concord, MA; gift of Lincoln to the MFA (Accession date: November 18, 2009)