Cristóbal Balenciaga
Dress and Jacket Ensemble (style # 49)

CultureSpanish
Titles
  • Dress and Jacket Ensemble (style # 49)
Date1952
PlaceFrance
MediumWool jersey
DimensionsDress: 40 1/2 × 20 in. (102.9 × 50.8 cm)
Jacket: 35 × 20 in. (88.9 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Madame Gilberte Brassaï
Object number92.325.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceMadame Gilberte Brassaï; given to MFAH, 1992.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Fabulously French: Haute Couture 1897 - 1997", February 23 through April 20, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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