Mannequin

Charles James

1955 · plaster, papier-mâché, wood, metal · Costume Institute

This form was made for the original butterfly dress, which was made for Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr. 2009.300.816 in this donation is another version of the butterfly dress.

Artist

Charles James

Date

1955

Medium

plaster, papier-mâché, wood, metal

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. John de Menil, 1957