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Dress

CARVEN, Paris (couture house), Marie-Louise CARVEN (designer)
Dress
 1956

Medium
cotton (lace, lining), nylon (tulle), metal (fastenings)

Measurements
(a) 112.0 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 74.0 cm (centre back) 29.0 cm (waist, flat) (petticoat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and the Campbell-Pretty Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2017

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
France

Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in black on white silk: carven / PARIS

Accession Number
2017.1043.a-b

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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