Iraqi Fashion House
Chifouie Royal Traditional Overdress

CultureIraqi
Titles
  • Chifouie Royal Traditional Overdress
Date1979
PlaceIraq
MediumSilk chiffon and sequins
DimensionsOverall (.A, overdress): 154 7/8 × 53 5/16 × 40 13/16 in. (393.4 × 135.4 × 103.6 cm)
Other (.B, silk bag): 16 × 26 in. (40.6 × 66 cm)
Credit LineGift of Betsy Knight
Object number98.507.A,.B
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ProvenanceBetsy Knight, Houston; given to MFAH, 1998.

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Huppert of Regent Street
1931
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86.647
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86.612
Bill Blass
c. 1986
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98.427
Ball Gown
Jean-Louis Scherrer
1973
Silk chiffon, sequins, silk embroidery, and beads
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1896
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House of Chanel
1985
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94.290
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Pamela Dennis
1996
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