Jacket and dress

Jacket and dress
 1961

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk, metal (fastenings)
Measurements
(a) 41.0 cm (centre back) 37.5 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 100.0 cm (centre back) 36.5 cm (sleeve length) (dress)
(c) 5.0 × 158.0 cm (belt)
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
(b) label, right seamline, woven (vertically) in black on white silk: BALENCIAGA / 10. AVENUE GEORGE V. PARIS
Accession Number
2023.323.a-c
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

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