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Dress
(c. 1920)

Medium
silk, glass, metal

Measurements
114.0 cm (centre back) 52.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Tin Alley Players, Melbourne, 1966

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
England

Inscription
none

Accession Number
1413-D5

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
A black dress made of lightweight silk woven with a crêpe yarn. The neckline, sleeves, armholes, waistline, skirt panels and hemline are highlighted with glass and foil beads, opaque beads, and diamantes.