House of Lanvin
Dance Dress

Design houseFrench, established 1889
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Dance Dress
Date1921
PlaceParis, France
MediumVoided velvet and silk crepe
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Costume Institute Founders' Fund
Object number86.633
Non exposé

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Provenance[Mrs. Sukie Tomass, England]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Fabric of Fashion," at MFAH Sep. 10 - Nov. 6, 1994
Exhibited "Dressed to Celebrate: Evening Wear in the Twentieth Century" February 23 - May 8, 1988

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