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Basic ID	Evening dress, ca. 1955. Cristbal Balenciaga, France. Cotton velvet. Gift of Mrs. Henry R. Luce. 1965.498
Artists/Makers	Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972 (designer)
Title	Dress
Place of Origin	Paris (France)
Date	circa 1955
Description	Dress, evening-style, of black cotton velvet. V-neck; elbow sleeves; Empire waist; self-fabric bow at center front waist; inverted V-shaped pleat at waist; floor-length skirt; center back closure.
Materials/Techniques	cotton (fiber) velvet
Object History	Dress made for and worn by donor, Mrs. Henry R. Luce (née Clare Boothe) when she was United Sates Ambassador to Italy, 1953-1957.
Subjects	Luce, Henry R., Mrs., 1903-1987
Object Types	dresses (garments) evening dresses (garments)
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	clothing main garments evening dress (concept)
Credit Line	Gift of Mrs. Henry R. Luce
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Exhibition History	Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. (2007/10/12 - 2008/01/05)
Object Number	1965.498
Image File Name	i63539.jpg; index.cpd
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

Title	i63539
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

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