Evening dress
Object type: Evening dress
Department: Costume Institute
Culture: French
Artist: Pierre Balmain|Bergdorf Goodman|House of Balmain
Artist bio: French, St. Jean de Maurienne 1914–1982 Paris|American, founded 1899|French, founded 1945
Artist role: Designer|Department Store|Design House
Artist nationality: French|American|French
Date: fall/winter 1956–57
Medium: silk, beads
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Samuel I. Newhouse, 1962
Accession year: 1962