Franco Moschino
Survival Ensemble

DesignerItalian, 1950–1994
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Survival Ensemble
Date1990–1999
PlaceItaly
MediumCotton, plastic, glass, mirror, and brass
DimensionsJacket (.A): 29 × 23 1/2 in. (73.7 × 59.7 cm)
Pants (.B): 41 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (105.4 × 29.2 cm)
Other (.C, blusher brush): 5 × 1 3/4 in. (12.7 × 4.4 cm)
Other (.D, toothbrush): 6 5/8 × 11/16 × 9/16 in. (16.8 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm)
Other (.E, powder compact ADDED BY DONOR): 1/2 × 3 1/16 × 2 1/8 in. (1.3 × 7.8 × 5.4 cm)
Other (.F, brush in compact ADDED BY DONOR): 1 9/16 × 7/8 × 1/4in. (4 × 2.2 × 0.6cm)
Other (.G, wallet): 4 1/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/8in. (10.3 × 7.5 × 1cm)
Other (.H, fingernail polish ADDED BY DONOR): 2 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/8in. (6.4 × 2.9 × 2.9cm)
Other (.I, hand lotion ADDED BY DONOR): 2 7/8 × 2 7/8 × 1 1/2in. (7.3 × 7.3 × 3.8cm)
Other (.J, perfume ADDED BY DONOR): 3 3/8 × 1 × 3/4in. (8.6 × 2.5 × 1.9cm)
Other (.K, nail file): 4 3/4 × 7/16 × 5/16in. (12.1 × 1.1 × 0.8cm)
Other (.L, eyeliner ADDED BY DONOR): 4 × 4 × 1/2in. (10.2 × 10.2 × 1.3cm)
Other (.M, pen ADDED BY DONOR): 5 3/8 × 9/16 × 7/16in. (13.7 × 1.4 × 1.1cm)
Other (.N, oval compact): 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 3 5/8in. (1.9 × 7.3 × 9.2cm)
Other (.O, comb): 7 1/16 × 1 3/16 × 3/16in. (17.9 × 3 × 0.5cm)
Other (.P, lipstick ADDED BY DONOR): 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 11/16in. (6 × 6 × 1.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Lynn Wyatt
Object number98.514.A-.P
Non exposé

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ProvenanceLynn Wyatt, Houston; given to MFAH, 1998.

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