Dress ensemble

Christian Dior (French, 1905–1957)

1954

Medium/TechniqueWool, silk

DimensionsCenter back (dress): 83.8 cm (33 in.)
Center back (jacket): 53.3 cm (21 in.)

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Beatrice R. Kroll

Accession number2013.1530.1-2

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Provenance1954, sold by Christian Dior, Paris, France to Frances Rappaport, Frances Inc. Passaic, NJ; 1954, gift of Rappaport to her sister, Beatrice R. Kroll (b. 1914 - d. 2013), Chevy Chase, MD; 2013, by descent to Barbara Kroll, Needham, MA; 2013, gift of Barbara Kroll to the MFA. (Accession date: September 25, 2013)