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Afternoon dress

CALLOT SOEURS, Paris (couture house), Marie CALLOT GERBER (designer)
Afternoon dress
 1905 {summer 1905}

Medium
wool, silk (satin), lace, metallic thread

Measurements
(a) 36.5 cm (centre back) 35.0 cm (waist, flat) (bodice)
(b) 118.0 cm (centre back) 26.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
(a) label, centre back waistline, woven in ivory on ivory silk ribbon: CALLOT SOEURS PARIS
stamped in blue ink: Paris été 1905

Accession Number
2015.585.a-b

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

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