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Evening cape

CALLOT SOEURS, Paris (couture house), Marie CALLOT GERBER (designer)
Evening cape
 (c. 1910)

Medium
silk (damask, chiffon, velvet)

Measurements
152.0 cm (centre back) 124.0 cm (hem circumference)

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
label, centre back neckline, printed in gold on ivory silk: CALLOT SOEURS PARIS Modèle Déposé

Accession Number
2015.587

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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