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Evening dress

Evening dress
 (c. 1923)

Medium
silk (lace, crepe, satin, chiffon), metallic thread
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

Medium
silk (lace, crepe, satin, chiffon), metallic thread
Measurements
126.0 cm (centre back) 40.5 cm (waist, flat)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
label, right seamline, woven in pink on ivory silk: CANNES / MONTE CARLO / Jean Patou / BIARRITZ / 7. Rue St Florentin PARIS
inscribed in pen and ink on ivory silk on reserve: no68607
Accession Number
2015.642
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
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display

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