Evening gown
Jean Louis
(American (born in France), 1907–1997)
about 1961
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin with discontinuou supplementary weft patterning
DimensionsCenter back: 137.2 cm (54 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Phipps family in memory of Helene Juarez Phipps
Accession number2013.1956
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ProvenanceBetween 1950s and 1970s, sold by Bullocks Wilshire or F Magnus, Los Angeles, CA to Helene Juarez Phipps (b. 1917 - d. 2013), Los Angeles, CA; Decemeber 29, 1991, gift of Helene Juarez Phipps to Elena Phipps, New York, NY; 2013, gift of Elena Phipps to the MFA. (Accession date: December 18, 2013)
about 1875
1840
about 1835
19th century
first quarter of the 18th century
