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Evening gown

(German (active in France), 1933–2019)
(French, founded 1909)
(American, born in 1971)
Haute Couture, Spring/Summer 1997
Object PlaceFrance, Paris
Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk net, sequins, and glass beads
Dimensions139.7 cm (55 in.); Legacy dimension: CB: 139.7 cm (55 in.)
Credit LineGift of Chanel, Paris
Accession number1997.227
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceChanel, Paris; 1997, gift to MFA (Accession date: Nov 19, 1997)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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