tea gown
date: label: Date made
content: 1938
name: label: maker
content: Balenciaga, Cristobal
notes: label: Description
content: Tafetta; purple and blue irredescent floral design; long length; long shaped sleeves that are gathered at upper armscye into a leg-of-mutton effect and taper at sleeve ends; narrow roll collar that narrows to nothing at front corners; right front corner folds back to form a notch collar effect when buttoned; double breasted closure with two pink irredescent buttons at waistline level and one at left neckline; waistline seam extends from side fronts across back; panel at mid front bodice extends into skirt section with right front edge at left side and pleated fold at right side; full skirt with waistline seam drops to a point at center back; pocket in upper right fold of pleated panel; purple chiffon lining in bodice, sleeves and slightly below waistline; center back length 62" (157.5 cm)
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mona de Martini
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.301293.025
label: catalog number
content: 301293.025
label: accession number
content: 301293
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Tea Gown
label: Other Terms
content: Tea Gown; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female