Evening dress

Victor Stiebel1930/1939

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, MA, United States

Black silk crepe bias cut slip dress with spaghetti straps. A piece of floral polychrome printed silk has been inserted in a spiral and appliqued pieces have been added to the give the appearance of the flowers growing into the crepe. Lined in silk chiffon.

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Details

Title: Evening dress
Creator: Victor Stiebel
Creator Birth Date: 1907
Creator Death Date: 1976
Date Created: 1930/1939
Physical Dimensions: Center back: 123.2 cm (48 1/2 in.)
Provenance: Before 2014, acquired by Leslie Verrinder, TinTin Collectibles, London, England; 2014, sold by Verrinder to Frederic A. Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2014, gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2014)
Type: Dress
Rights: Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
Medium: Silk plain weave (crepe) and silk plain weave discharged and printed

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