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(c. 1890)
Medium
Made of artificial orange-blossom, wreath to wedding dress (acc.# D008A-B)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr J.B. Wood, 1969
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Accession Number
D8 C-1969
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
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