Cocktail dress in black silk taffeta

Black silk taffeta cocktail dress; sheath; knee-length; jewel neckline; short kimono sleeves; single front panel continuing as full-length, turquoise taffeta faced right side pouf, reversing to reveal knife pleats held by boned strip, held by black ties at natural waist on left side; shoulder seam zippers and left underarm zipper closure. Label: Grès / Paris. Made for and worn by Mary French Rockefeller (Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller.)