Ball gown
Object type: Ball gown
Department: Costume Institute
Culture: French
Artist: Christian Dior|House of Dior
Artist bio: French, Granville 1905–1957 Montecatini|French, founded 1947
Artist role: Designer|Design House
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1951
Medium: (a) silk, cotton; (b) silk, cotton, synthetic; (c) silk
Credit line: Gift of Nancy Weller Pierrepont, 2005
Accession year: 2005