Hubert de Givenchy
Ball Gown

Ball Gown
Ball Gown
DesignerFrench, 1927–2018
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Ball Gown
Date1979
PlaceFrance
MediumSatin silk, gold embroidery, sequins, and seed beads
DimensionsDress (.A): 51 × 22 in. (129.5 × 55.9 cm)
Other (.B, belt): 104 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (265.4 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor
Object number97.495.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenancePrivate collection; given to MFAH, 1997.

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