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Evening dress

Design House Sarmi, Inc. American
Designer Ferdinando Sarmi Italian
late 1960s
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Evening dress
  • Design House: Sarmi, Inc. (American, 1952–1972)
  • Designer: Ferdinando Sarmi (Italian, 1912–1982)
  • Date: late 1960s
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: silk, metallic thread, plastic
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Pierre David-Weill, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.164.4
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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