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Dress

Dress
 1978

Medium
silk, metal (fastening)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Susan Bitter, 2019
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk, metal (fastening)
Measurements
(a) 121.5 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (wasit, flat) (dress)
(b) 18.5 × 196.0 cm (belt)
Place/s of Execution
Australia
Inscription
(a) label, left side back, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: Prue / Acton
Accession Number
2019.962.a-b
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Susan Bitter, 2019
Gallery location
Not on display

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