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Bodice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red color bodice with floral textured pattern, square neckline, gold stitching on seams, 13 horizontal gold lines on front and back panels, ruffled bottom edge; by designer Cristobal Balenciaga.

Artwork details

Date:
1775–89
Medium:
silk, leather, iron, baleen, linen
Culture:
European
Dimensions:
600 × 580 px
Museum record:
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