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Teagown

Mariano Fortuny1920

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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

Tea gown, full length, brown silk velvet stenciled with gold in design typical of 15th century Ventian velvets with undulating stems, large leaves, fruit, palmettes. Narrow pleated gold silk panel extends from cuff to under arm to hem; gold silk cords with ventian glass beads joins velvet across pleating.

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  • Title: Teagown
  • Creator: Mariano Fortuny
  • Creator Birth Date: 1871
  • Creator Death Date: 1949
  • Date Created: 1920
  • Physical Dimensions: Center front: 153.4 cm (60 3/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Mariano Fortuny (1871-1949)
  • Type: Dress
  • Rights: Gift of Barbara Deering Danielson. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
  • Medium: Silk; velvet, stencil with gold and silver pigment, silk plain weave, pleated; glass beads
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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