dress, 3-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1959
name: label: designer
content: Balenciaga, Cristobal
label: maker
content: Balenciaga, Cristobal
notes: label: Description
content: DRESS- short length; blue ground with small black polka dots; cut straight except for slight fitting at waistline area; wide boat neckline drops to a deep curve at back; horizontal waistline dart between two vertical extended bustline darts; separate sack section is gathered to the waistline seam at back and forms a gathered casing at top neckline edge; shoulder straps taper from front and hook to upper corners of sack section at decorative bow ends; back armholes extend straight across to form upper edge of lower back section; separate self fabric sash fastens with hook and eyes; SLIP- half-slip; turquoise blue; darted to a narrow waistband; cut straight; left side zipper opening; center back length - 20 3/4" (52.6 cm)
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 Mona de Martini
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.301293.009
label: catalog number
content: 301293.009
label: accession number
content: 301293
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dress, 3-Piece
label: Other Terms
content: Dress, 3-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female