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1 green & black floral patterned silk party dress w/ embroidery over floral pattern w/ black cording & jet beads, black silk velvet collar, cuff & hem band, 2 matching mens’ ties of same material, label “Pierre Balmain, Paris”, couture tape #410, B 36”, W 24”, L 45”, (shatter & splitting throughout, minor bead loss, label pinned at W) poor; ties 50.5” x 3.5” and 49.5” x 3.5”, excellent; 1 red & tan printed silk dress w/ mesoamerican motif, label “Ceil Chapman”, c. 1948, B 36”, W 25”, L 44",(light underarm discoloration, 1.5” tear LF SH, 0.5” tear along back RT W seam, few tiny-0.25” shatter holes underarms & SH, few scattered 0.25”-1” light stains) fair. Provenance: The Valentine Museum
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