Zoë Fontana
Dress

DesignerItalian, 1911–1978
DesignerItalian, born 1913
DesignerItalian, 1915–2004
RetailerItalian, etablished 1944
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Dress
Date1950–1959
PlaceRome, Italy
MediumSilk twill, acetate taffeta, and silk organza
Dimensions43 × 30 in. (109.2 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacqueline A. Grogan
Object number2000.763
Non exposé

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ProvenanceJacqueline A. Grogan, Houston; given to MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label: "Fontana / Export Rome / Made in Italy" and a smaller label is attached with a stamped model number: "1566" and "10 just below it.

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