CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE
Ball mask, unique piece,1990
A unique costume-ball mask,1990,
of black velvet with gold guipure floral spray, gold painted feathers, the eye holes outlined in raised gold thread, with gilt beaded penants to the sides, length 89cm, 39in,
This mask was specially made for Madame Ayoub by Chanel to attend a masked ball in Venice. It was worn with a fine gold embroidered white silk ball gown from the Autumn/ Winter 1990-1991 collection, which was gifted to the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute, New York, in 1996 (Accession no 1996.129a-I).
Provenance: The Mouna Ayoub Collection
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