Designer
Yves Saint LaurentFrench, born Algeria, 1936–2008
CultureFrench
Titles
- Ensemble
- from the "India" Collection
Date1981–1982
PlaceFrance
MediumAbraham silk, bugle beads, seed beads, paillettes, and silk cord
DimensionsDress: 39 × 19 in. (99.1 × 48.3 cm)
Skirt: 28 1/2 × 13 in. (72.4 × 33 cm)
Other (belt): 63 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (161.3 × 3.8 cm)
Skirt: 28 1/2 × 13 in. (72.4 × 33 cm)
Other (belt): 63 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (161.3 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jas A. Gundry
Object number96.777.A-.C
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryNew Orleans Auction Galleries. March 16-17, 1996, #26.
Exhibited "Fabulously French: Haute Couture 1897 -1997", February 23 through April 20, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Label # 52231. Embroidery is by Lesage Fabric is Abraham
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