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Cocktail dress
1952 {spring-summer 1952–53}

Medium
silk (jersey), metal (fastenings)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2023
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk (jersey), metal (fastenings)
Measurements
125.0 cm (centre back) 26.0 cm (waist, flat)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
label, centre front seamline, woven (vertically) in red on cream cotton: MADE IN FRANCE
label, centre front seamline, woven (vertically) in white on black silk: GRÈS / 1 RUE DE LA PAIX PARIS
Accession Number
2023.171
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2023
Gallery location
Not on display