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Afternoon dress

MISS SCOTT, Brisbane (dressmaker), Margaret SCOTT (dressmaker)
Afternoon dress
 (c. 1878)

Medium
silk, cotton, metal, baleen

Measurements
188.0 cm (centre back) 27.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr J. D. Oswald, 1970

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Brisbane, Queensland

Inscription
label, centre back waistline, printed in green on cream silk: FROM / MISS SCOTT, / DRESSMAKER. / BRISBANE

Accession Number
D55-1970

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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