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Woman's two-piece cocktail dress
Woman's two-piece cocktail dress

Woman's two-piece cocktail dress

Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spanish (active in France), 1895–1972)
1949
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueSilk taffeta; moiré
DimensionsCenter front: 101 cm (39 3/4 in.)
Center back: 95.9 cm (37 3/4 in.)
Costume (Waist): 27 in. (68.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Stuart C. Welch
Accession number1998.43a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1998, gift of Mrs. Stuart C. Welch to the MFA. (Accession date: March 18, 1998)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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Hat
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1950s
Group shot: 2014.1222.1-2
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