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"Comedie Italienne"

Design House House of Dior French
Designer Christian Dior French

spring/summer 1951

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Title: "Comedie Italienne"

Design House: House of Dior (French, founded 1947)

Designer: Christian Dior (French, Granville 1905–1957 Montecatini)

Date: spring/summer 1951

Culture: French

Medium: silk

Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rogers Benjamin, 1965

Accession Number: C.I.65.14.4

Chronology

France, 1900 A.D.-present

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