Evening dress
Object type: Evening 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: 1940–43
Medium: silk, jet beading
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Loel Guinness, 1965
Accession year: 1965