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Dress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three mannequins dressed in period costumes. The mannequin on the left is female and wearing an off-the-shoulder dress with a floral patterned brown skirt and a white bodice. The mannequin in the center is also female and wearing a long plaid dress with a low-cut neckline and puffy sleeves. The mannequin on the right is male and dressed in a black outfit with a white collared shirt and a brown hat. The background is a mottled light purple color. "Dress" by Cristóbal Balenciaga.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1837
Medium:
silk
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
470 × 625 px
Museum record:
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