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Gown

Main Bocher1930/1939

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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

Floral gold lame bias cut gown. Custom made, numbered, floral gold lame bias cut evening dress. It is constructed in a combination of panels and pieces hand sewn together in a bias pattern. The lame floral material features muted colors of gold, bronze, peach, green, and silver. In lieu of a lining the lame is double faced with interior fabric identical to lame pattern but made of colorful silk charmeuse. Dress is cut shorter in the front and has a fantail back. Numbered: "18 984"

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  • Title: Gown
  • Creator: Main Rousseau Bocher, known as Mainbocher
  • Creator Birth Date: 1891
  • Creator Death Date: 1976
  • Date Created: 1930/1939
  • Physical Dimensions: Center back: 70 in. (177.8 cm)
  • Provenance: About 1990, Marilyn Glass, Los Angeles, CA; 2012, sold by Glass to the MFA. (Accession date: June 27, 2012)
  • Type: Dress
  • Rights: Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in honor of Alexandra B. Huff. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
  • Medium: Gold lame
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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