Arnold Scaasi
Ensemble (no. 2239)

DesignerAmerican, born Canada, 1930–2015
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ensemble (no. 2239)
Date1983
PlaceUnited States
MediumJet, chenille, taffeta, and bugle beads
DimensionsJacket (.A): 29 × 23 in. (73.7 × 58.4 cm)
Skirt (.B): 40 × 18 in. (101.6 × 45.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of artist
Object number97.355.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; given to MFAH, 1997.

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