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Ensemble

Designer Simonetta Italian
Designer Alberto Fabiani Italian
Design House Simonetta et Fabiani French
1962–65
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ensemble
  • Designer: Simonetta (Italian, born 1922)
  • Designer: Alberto Fabiani (Italian, born ca. 1910)
  • Design House: Simonetta et Fabiani (French, 1962–1965)
  • Date: 1962–65
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: synthetic fiber
  • Credit Line: Gift of Simonetta, 1996
  • Object Number: 1996.390a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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