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Evening dress "Cygne Noir"
Designer:
Date:
Fall-Winter 1949
Location:
Not on display
Century:
Media:
Black Satin And Velvet
Dimensions:
111.8 cm (44 in.) length; 63.5 cm (25 in.) waist
Department:
Object Type:
Country:
Continent:
Europe
Accession Number:
1979.51.15a-b
Acquisition Date:
1982-03-03
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Leslie L. Roos
Exhibition History:
New Look to Now, de Young Museum, 1989-91
Dior's Basic Black, de Young Museum, 1992
Black satin fitted bodice with narrow band of velvet at top and velvet shoulder straps. Stiff, long full skirt of satin with velvet panels and ruffles. Black velvet stole.
Contemporaneous Works “Art from the same century and country”
Le Lac (early 20th century)
