Cocktail Dress
Norman Norell
(American, 1900–1972)
About 1952
Medium/TechniqueSilk, satin: lined with synthetic, plain weave
DimensionsCenter front: 95.3 cm (37 1/2 in.)
Center back: 83.2 cm (32 3/4 in.)
Costume: 32 1/4 × 26 1/4 in. (81.9 × 66.7 cm)
Center back: 83.2 cm (32 3/4 in.)
Costume: 32 1/4 × 26 1/4 in. (81.9 × 66.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gale Hayman
Accession number2019.2281
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1952, sold by I. Magnin & Company, Los Angeles, CA to vintage couture curator; 1990, sold by vintage couture curator to Gale Hayman, New York, NY; 2019, gift of Gale Hayman to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)
