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Wedding outfit

JAMES SPENCE & CO., London (fashion house)
Wedding outfit
 1902

Medium
silk, cotton, baleen, metal (fastenings)

Measurements
(a) 46.0 cm (centre back) 46.5 cm (sleeve length) (bodice)
(b) 123.5 cm (centre back) 23.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
(c) 39.5 × 195.0 cm (veil)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Linda Fisher, 2019

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
(a) label, waist band, woven in red on cream cotton: (symbol) James Spence & Co, Ltd / 76-79 / ST.PAULS CHURCHYARD/LONDON.E.C (symbol).

Accession Number
2019.926.a-c

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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