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Ball gown

LA PETITE, Melbourne (fashion house)
Ball gown
 1956

Medium
silk, cotton (tulle), glass (beads), sequins, diamanté, artificial flowers

Measurements
(a) 142.0 cm (centre back) (dress)
(b) 109.0 cm (centre back) (petticoat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Lady Brooks, 1963

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(Melbourne), Victoria

Inscription
label, inside left side seam, woven in brown on beige: La Petite / 165 COLLINS ST / MELBOURNE

Accession Number
494.a-b-D5

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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