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Woman's dress

1927

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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

Black long sleeve evening dress with deep v-neckline, patterned with black sequins.

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  • Title: Woman's dress
  • Fashion House: Chéruit
  • Date Created: 1927
  • Physical Dimensions: Center back: 127 cm (50 in.)
  • Provenance: 1927, designed for House of Cheruit, Paris, France; March 4, 1927, same model worn by Marion Morehouse in photograph by Edward Steichen published in Vogue magazine; July 3, 2009, purchased at auction, Millon Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris (Lot 313) by anonymous collector; purchased by MFA from collector's agent, Francoise Auguet (Accession date: October 21, 2009)
  • Fashion Show: After: Madeleine Chéruit, French, died 1935
  • Type: Dress
  • Rights: Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund, and funds donated by the Fashion Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
  • Medium: Silk plain weave; sequins
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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