Count Ferdinando Sarmi
Cocktail Dress

DesignerAmerican, born Italy, c. 1916
RetailerAmerican, established 1907
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Cocktail Dress
Datec. 1961
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilk gazar
Dimensions42 × 22 inches (106.7 × 55.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Lovice Brown
Object number91.1719
Not on view

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Provenance[The Blue Bird Circle Shop, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1991.

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