butterfly ball gown image from the metropolitan museum of art gift of brooklyn museum gift of mrs john de menil 1957
May 12, 2014 | by Becky Oeltjenbruns
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“Butterfly”
1955
Charles James (American, born Great Britain)
Silk
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. John de Menil, 1957 (2009.300.816)
photography by mma, Digital File “57.109.1_threequarter_front_CP3.tif”
retouched by film and media (jnc) 4_20_11