December 16, 2010
“Infanta” Evening Dress, 1939
Cristobal Balenciaga (French, born Spain, 1895–1972)
Ivory silk satin and black silk velvet
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Mrs. John Chambers Hughes, 1958
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“Infanta” Evening Dress, 1939
Cristobal Balenciaga (French, born Spain, 1895–1972)
Ivory silk satin and black silk velvet
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Mrs. John Chambers Hughes, 1958