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L: 37 in.
Mark DescriptionLabel: SRA= DE Label: Osbourne Label: Couture # 962
Accession NumberGift of the Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
CopyrightMrs. (Claudia) Heard de Osborne, Texas; (Beverley Birks, New York, New York); purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2002.
This cardigan-style coat is completely covered in a custom-designed pattern composed of ivory and deep rose beads, sequins and crescent-shaped plastic beads.
The three-dimensional sequins and beads would have made it impossible for the wearer to sit without damaging them. The coat belonged to Senora de Osbourne, a Texas oil heiress who was one of Balenciaga's major clients. The perfect condition of this coat indicates that it was probably worn briefly and then stored.
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