Wedding gown
(c. 1885)
Medium
silk (satin), metal (fastening)
Measurements
(a) 195.0 cm (centre back) 50.0 cm (sleeve length) (bodice)
(b) 107.0 cm (centre back) 23.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Sister Winifred Hurley, 1962
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Inscription
(a) label, inside bodice waistband, woven in cream on cream silk: DAVID KEMP & SON / GLASGOW
(b) label, outside skirt waistband, woven in cream on cream silk: DAVID KEMP & SON / GLASGOW
Accession Number
386.a-b-D5
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
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