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: 1956–57
Medium: silk
Credit line: Gift of Rodman A. Heeren, 1961
Accession year: 1961