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Dress (Open robe and petticoat)

(ENGLAND)
Dress (Open robe and petticoat)
 (c. 1760-1765); altered (c. 1780)

Medium
silk (brocade)

Measurements
(a) 145.0 cm (centre back) 41.5 cm (sleeve length) (open robe)
(b) 106.0 cm (centre back) 58.8 cm (waist, flat) (petticoat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs F. Turner, 1963

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(England)

Accession Number
568.a-b-D5

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
White floral woven pattern on grey-green ground of open robe with front-closing stomacher over petticoat. The robe features undulating border applique over open-robe.

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