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Woman's evening dress
Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spanish (active in France), 1895–1972)
French
Spring–Summer 1961
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Warp-printed (chiné) silk plain weave (taffeta)
Dimensions
Center back 51 in. (129.5 cm)
Credit Line
William E. Nickerson Fund
Accession Number1999.277
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionYellow/lime green printed silk faille in large pomegranate/grape pattern. Slighty dropped and gathered waistband curving up in back to gathered "Watteau" back. Label: "Balenciaga 10, Avenue George V Paris"
ProvenanceBefore 1999: private collection; by 1999, purchased by Marie-Noëlle Sudre from private collection; purchased by MFA from Marie-Noëlle Sudre, 1999.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.