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Afternoon dress

PAQUIN, Paris (couture house), Jeanne PAQUIN (designer)
Afternoon dress
 1912 {winter 1912}

Medium
silk (chiffon, velvet, tulle), linen, cotton (lace)

Measurements
152.0 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat)

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

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
label, centre front waistband, woven in pink salmon on ivory ribbon: PARIS 3. / Rue de la Paix / Paquin / Hiver 1912 / London / 39, Dover Street.
inscribed in ink on reverse: no51354 Mlle Bliss

Accession Number
2015.671

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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