Evening dress (in three parts)

Designed by: Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spanish (active in France), 1895–1972)
For: House of Eisa (Spanish, 1917–1968)
Embroidered by: Rebé (French)

Spanish

1949

Object Place: Madrid, Spain

Medium/Technique Silk faille, sequins, rhinestones, shells, trapunto flowers and silk-wrapped wire, silk net, silk plain weave, metal zipper, synthetic boning, grosgrain ribbon, silk plain weave

Dimensions Center front (bodice): 35.6 cm (14 in.)
Center Back (skirt): 118.1 cm (46 1/2 in.)
Center Back (petticoat): 106.7 cm (42 in.)

Credit Line Otis Norcross Fund

Accession Number1999.281.1-3

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles

ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionFull length ivory colored silk evening dress in three parts - bodice, shirt, and petticoat. The silk faille bustier is patterned with appliquéd and embroidered with sequins, rhinestones, shells, trapunto flowers and silk-wrapped wire and has scalloped edges at the waistline. The lining is silk net and silk plain weave with a metal zipper and baleen boning. Floor-length silk faille skirt has grosgrain ribbon waistband, metal zippper, and the label: "Eisa." Crinoline petticoat is starched silk net with a silk plain weave lining.

ProvenancePurchased by Marie-Noëlle Sudre from private collection, 1999; Purchased by MFA from Marie-Noëlle Sudre, 1999.