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Woman's wedding ensemble in two parts

about 1920
Place of CreationSuzhou, China
Medium/Techniquesilk satin embroidered with silk, metallic thread, glass beads and sequins
DimensionsLength (skirt): 85.1 cm (33 1/2 in.)
Center back (blouse): 48.3 cm (19 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mabel Ing in memory of Dorothy Tsai-Ling Pei Yang
Accession number2018.2325.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBy 2004, Dorothy Tsai-Ling Pei Young, Suzhou, China; September 23, 2004, by inheritance to her daugher, Mabel Ing, Bedford, MA; 2018, gift of Mabel Ing to the MFA. (Accession date: September 26, 2018)
Skirt
about 1920
Dress
Cristóbal Balenciaga
about 1955–1965
Conservation status: Before treatment; Group shot: 2004.158.1-2
Geoffrey Beene
1992
Skirt
about 1920
Skirt
about 1920
Look 38: Dress and coat
Karl Lagerfeld
Fall/Winter 2005
second half of the 19th century
Conservation status: Before treatment
Geoffrey Beene
1992
Group shot: 2013.195.1-2
Geoffrey Beene
about 2000