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Wedding outfit

UNKNOWN, Australia, SWITZERLAND
Wedding outfit
 (c. 1914)

Medium
ilk (satin), embroidered net, silk (chiffon), lace ribbon, silk (ribbon), imitation pearls, wax orange blossom flowers, silk (tulle), jap silk, silk (organza), leather, cotton (velveteen, lining), plastic (pearl)

Measurements
(a) 207.0 cm (centre back) 29.0 cm (waist, flat) (wedding dress)
(c-d) 13.4 × 7.0 × 26.8 cm (each) (shoes)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Australia

Accession Number
D226.a-d-1974

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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