Dress (open robe, petticoat and fichu)
1795-1796
Medium
cotton (chintz, muslin, jacquard, lace), silk
Measurements
(a) 129.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat) (open robe)
(b) 111.0 cm (centre back) 35.0 cm (waist, flat) (petticoat)
(c) 15.0 × 182.0 cm (sash)
(d) 52.0 × 136.0 cm (fichu)
Credit Line
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2025
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
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