Woman's evening dress
Elsa Schiaparelli
(Italian (active in France), 1890–1973)
1939
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueSilk twill weave; metal
DimensionsCenter back: 133 cm (52 3/8 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund, Otis Norcross Fund, William E. Nickerson Fund, and Edwin E. Jack Fund
Accession number2009.5028
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Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
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Provenance1939, created by the Paris atelier of Elsa Schiaparelli for her Spring/Summer collection; purchased by unknown client; July 3, 2009, sold at Cornette St. Cyr auctions in Paris to the MFA (Accession date: December 16, 2009)
