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Miss Sargeant, Melbourne (dressmaker)
Evening dress and bolero 1941
silk (crepe de chine), silk (velvet), metal
(a) 38.5 cm (centre back) 24.0 cm (sleeve length) (bolero)
(b) 128.0 cm (centre back) 29.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jill McLaughlin and Pat Diggerson in memory of their mother Jessie Owens, 2012
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Evening dress and bolero
1941
Medium
silk (crepe de chine), silk (velvet), metal
Measurements
(a) 38.5 cm (centre back) 24.0 cm (sleeve length) (bolero)
(b) 128.0 cm (centre back) 29.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jill McLaughlin and Pat Diggerson in memory of their mother Jessie Owens, 2012
Gallery location
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
2012.83.a-b
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Evening dress and bolero of floral printed silk.
(a) Bolero with short sleeves with small pads in the sleeve head. Wraps across at front and fastens with two press studs.
(b) Sleeveless dress with black velvet shoulder straps. Dress features asymmetrical drapery and fastens with press studs at left side front.