dress, 3-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1966
name: label: maker
content: Balenciaga, Cristobal
label: designer
content: Balenciaga, Cristobal
notes: label: Description
content: UNDERDRESS - black; organza; short length; fitted with four seamed panels in front and four in back; pink straps attached to upper edges in front and back; shaped bustline; upper edge cut straight across at front, curves down at sides to a lower back; center back zipper opening; hemline curved at back and notched at sides; four halves of snaps at upper front for attaching overdress; black lining. OVERDRESS - black; organza; long; sleeveless; upper section fitted with darting; curved side seams flare out at sides; curved front edges that extend around to a longer gored back with a wide, curved hemline; front edges are fastened together with an intervening bow at upper front. SLIP - sheer black fabric underlined with tafetta; cut straight; darted to a narrow waistband; left side zipper opening
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Countess Mona Bismarck
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.278873.018
label: catalog number
content: 278873.018
label: accession number
content: 278873
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress, 3-piece
label: Other Terms
content: dress, 3-piece; entire body; main dress; female