dress, 1-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1956 - 1966
name: label: maker
content: Balenciaga, Cristobal
notes: label: Description
content: Black, shantung; short length; strapless; slightly heart-shaped neckline in front with back slightly lower than front; bodice is coverd with black floral lace that extends slightly above upper edge in front; lace drops into a hood shaped piece at back that is open at either end. Bodice is boned with a separate wide foille band that is also boned extending from waistline; full skirt is gathered to bodice at waistline seam; 1-1/4" self-fabric tie belt is tacked at CB waistline seam; loose black crinoline petticoat is attached at waistline seam; left side zipper opening; center back of skirt 26".
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 Theresa von Pantz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.1083.002
label: accession number
content: 1979.1083
label: catalog number
content: 1979.1083.002
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dress, 1-Piece
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Main Dress
label: Object Type
content: Entire Body
label: Object Type
content: Dress
label: Other Terms
content: Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female