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Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Costume for Ganna Walska for 'La Tosca', Act III, Woman's Shoescirca 1926

Not on view
Pair of small black satin flat slippers with long ribbon ties, arranged on a gray surface, one shown in profile and two lying on their sides

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), André Perugia, Costume for Ganna Walska for 'La Tosca', Act III, Woman's Shoes, circa 1926, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Collection of Mme. Ganna Walska, gift of Hania P. Tallmadge, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Russia, active France and United States, 1892-1990
Designer
André Perugia
France, Nice, Paris, active 1920
Title
Costume for Ganna Walska for 'La Tosca', Act III, Woman's Shoes
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1926
Medium
Silk satin and leather
Dimensions
3 × 2 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (7.62 × 6.99 × 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
From the Collection of Mme. Ganna Walska, gift of Hania P. Tallmadge
Accession Number
M.86.411.280a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles