Cocktail dress
Object type: Cocktail Dress
Department: Costume Institute
Culture: French
Artist: House of Balenciaga|Cristobal Balenciaga
Artist bio: French, founded 1937|Spanish, Guetaria, San Sebastian 1895–1972 Javea
Artist role: Design House|Designer
Artist nationality: French|Spanish
Date: 1951–52
Medium: silk
Credit line: Gift of Irma Torem, 1981
Accession year: 1981