Designer
Philippe Venet(French, born 1929)French, born 1929
CultureFrench
Titles
- Evening Gown with Cummerbund
Date1970–1979
PlaceParis, France
MediumSilk chiffon, paillettes, rhinestones, silver sequins, white, gold, bronze bugle beads, gold seed beads, and metallic gold thread
Dimensions.A, Gown: 67 × 14 in. (170.2 × 35.6 cm)
.B, Cummerbund: 4 1/4 × 28 in. (10.8 × 71.1 cm)
.B, Cummerbund: 4 1/4 × 28 in. (10.8 × 71.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lynn Wyatt
Object number99.614.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is a label on the interior of the dress: "Philippe Venet / Paris".
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