Homer, walking suit
1912 {summer 1912}
Medium
silk (chiffon, velvet, satin, braid), mother-of-pearl (buttons)
Measurements
(a) 91.5 cm (centre back) 46.0 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 99.0 cm (centre back) 36.0 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
© Paquin
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in red on ivory silk: PAQUIN / PARIS LONDON / 3, Rue de la Paix Paris 39, Dover Street / ÉTÉ 1912
(b) label, centre back waistline, inscribed in pen and ink on ivory cotton ribbon: 47386
Accession Number
2015.670.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