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Homer, walking suit

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)
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
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
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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Gallery location
Not on display