Black chantilly lace in floral design with stole, strapless. With two belts: one of black velvet over leather, one of wide silk velvet ribbon with bow and streamer. Small red ribbon bow (for Legion d'Honneur) at left top edge of bodice.
Physical Dimensions: Center front: 135.9 cm (53 1/2 in.);Other (waist): 62.2 cm (24 1/2 in.)
Provenance: About 1956, Mrs. C. Douglas Dillon (Phyllis Ellsworth Dillon); About 1984, by inheritance to her sister, Mrs. John P. Sturges; Gift to the MFA