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Evening dress

Cristóbal Balenciaga1949

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, MA, United States

Ivory silk faille bustier with scalloped edges, embroidered with sequins, rhinestones, and appliquéd with pink silk flowers and scrolling, silk-wrapped wire. Floor-length ivory silk faille skirt, labeled: "Eisa," with petticoat of starched silk net and silk plain weave lining.

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  • Title: Evening dress
  • Creator: Cristóbal Balenciaga
  • Creator Birth Date: 1895
  • Creator Death Date: 1972
  • Fashion House: EISA
  • Manufacturer: Embroidered by: Rebé, French
  • Date Created: 1949
  • Physical Dimensions: Center front (bodice): 35.6 cm (14 in.)
  • Provenance: Purchased by Marie-Noëlle Sudre from private collection, 1999; Purchased by MFA from Marie-Noëlle Sudre, 1999.
  • Type: Dress
  • Rights: Otis Norcross Fund. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
  • Medium: Silk, plain weave (faille), appliquéd and embroidered with sequins, rhinestones, silk flowers, and silk-wrapped wire, with silk net and silk plain weave lining
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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