Cocktail dress
Object type: Cocktail dress
Department: Costume Institute
Culture: French
Artist: Cristobal Balenciaga|House of Balenciaga
Artist bio: Spanish, Guetaria, San Sebastian 1895–1972 Javea|French, founded 1937
Artist role: Designer|Design House
Artist nationality: Spanish|French
Date: spring/summer 1948
Medium: silk, suede
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. John Chambers Hughes, 1958
Accession year: 1958