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Cocktail Dress

Cocktail Dress
Cocktail Dress
DesignerFrench, born Algeria, 1936–2008
Design houseFrench, established 1947
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Cocktail Dress
Date1959
PlaceParis, France
MediumSilk faille
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Costume Institute Founders' Fund
Object number86.684
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
Provenance[Mrs. Sukie Tomass, England]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition History"Fabulously French: Haute Couture 1897–1997," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–April 20, 1997.

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