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Ball Dress

Ball Dress
 1830-1840

Medium
hand-coloured engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
hand-coloured engraving
Accession Number
2466.1-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
Public domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Costume Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
bows (costume accessories) evening dresses (garments) fashion (culture-related concept) gloves gowns hairstyles women (female humans) womenswear

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