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Cocktail dress

MOLYNEUX, Paris (couture house), Edward H. MOLYNEUX (designer)
Cocktail dress
 (c. 1949-1950)

Medium
silk (taffeta), metal (fastenings)

Measurements
106.5 cm (centre back) 32.0 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

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
France

Inscription
label, right seamline, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: MOLYNEUX / PARIS

Accession Number
2015.668

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

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