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Dress

JEAN PATOU, Paris (fashion house), Jean PATOU (designer)
Dress
 1925

Medium
silk (velvet), glass (beads)

Measurements
102.0 cm (centre back) 45.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dominique Sirop, 2018

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
label, inside centre back neckline, woven in pink on cream silk: ANNES / Jean Patou / 7. Rue St. Florentine. PARIS

Accession Number
2017.1346

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Black silk velvet tunic dress with white and gold coloured beadwork at sleeves and centre front. Central motif of three flowers and single line of embroidery around centre back neckline and down centre back. Lower section of dress is lined with black silk.

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