Woman's dinner dress
Elsa Schiaparelli
(Italian (active in France), 1890–1973)
Summer or Fall 1939
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueSilk, acrylic; plain weave (paired warps and wefts), embroidered with synthetic pearls, glass beads, rhinestones and metallic pins
DimensionsCenter back (dress): 142.87 cm (56 1/4 in.); Center back (slip) 44 in. (111.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, by exchange
Accession number1999.211a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA at auction from George Costopulos Auctioneers, Woburn, MA, March 7, 1999.
mid 19th century
1950–59
second quarter of the 19th century
early 18th century
about 1818–30
