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Lanvin, Paris (couture house)
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (designer)
Evening dress 1952 {winter 1952-53}
silk (crepe)
134.5 cm (centre back) 32.5 cm (waist, flat)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
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Evening dress
1952
winter 1952-53
Medium
silk (crepe)
Measurements
134.5 cm (centre back) 32.5 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
France
Inscription
label, left seamline, woven in black and red on ivory synthetic fabric: JEANNE LANVIN / PARIS
label, left seamline, woven in black on ivory synthetic fabric: Castillo number: 16385
inscribed in pen and ink on reverse: 16385
Accession Number
2015.647
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
Physical description
Strapless evening dress in black silk crepe with boned bodice and attached scarf with long fringing at the hem of the scarf and dress.