Housecoat
Object type: Housecoat
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: 1956
Medium: silk, fur (mink), metal
Credit line: Gift of Baroness Philippe de Rothschild, 1973
Accession year: 1973