Evening dress
(c. 1922-1923)
Medium
silk (satin, lace, ribbon, tulle), metallic thread, imitation pearls
Measurements
137.0 cm (centre back) 35.5 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
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
label, centre back waistline, woven in black and red on white silk: Jeanne Lanvin / Paris
printed in ink: 84331
Accession Number
2015.645
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Evening dress in orange silk satin, trimmed at neckline and sleeve, cuffs in lace of ivory tulle embroidered with metallic thread. Skirt panels and cuffs trimmed with gold lamé ribbon, immitation pearls and gemstones. Single orange and gold flower at centre front bodice.