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Opera coat

(ENGLAND / AUSTRALIA)
Opera coat
 (late 1920s-early 1930s)

Medium
silk (velet, thread), silk (cast) and wood

Measurements
109.0 cm (centre back) 197.0 cm (hem circumference)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Joanne Fittock, 2024

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Gallery location
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
England; Australia

Accession Number
2024.673

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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