Woman's "Utility" dress

Norman Hartnell1942

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

Blue/grey wool shirtwaist dress with double patch pocket at proper left breast and self-fabric belt, plastic buttons. Labeled: "Berketex, Bond St. London, designed by Norman Hartnell"

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Details

Title: Woman's "Utility" dress
Creator: Norman Hartnell
Creator Birth Date: 1901
Creator Death Date: 1979
Manufacturer: Retailed by: Berketex
Date Created: 1942
Physical Dimensions: Center back: 101.6 cm (40 in.)
Provenance: By 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London, UK; purchased from Verrinder by Mr. Frederic Sharf; gift of Sharf to the MFA (Accession date: January 26, 2011)
Type: Dress
Rights: Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
Medium: Wool plain weave, fulled

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