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Evening dress

LA PETITE, Melbourne (fashion house), Pat ROGERS (designer)
Evening dress
 1956

Medium
silk (organza), silk (taffeta), feathers (ostrich), cotton (tulle), glass (bugle beads), (diamentés), acetate (sequins), metal (fastenings)

Measurements
(a) 23.0 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice)
(b) 109.0 cm (centre back) 39.4 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Annette Taylor (née Klooger), 2012

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
(a) label, inner left side seam, woven in brown on cream cotton: La Petite / 165 COLLINS ST / MELBOURNE

Accession Number
2012.270.a-b

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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