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Dress (Open robe and petticoat)

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

Medium
silk, linen

Measurements
(a) 155.5 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat) (open robe)
(b) 91.9 cm (centre back) 40.0 cm (waist, flat) (petticoat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1970

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
France

Inscription
none

Accession Number
D7.a-b-1971

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

Physical description
Long robe with fitted bodice, sleeves and full skirt open through the centre front to reveal the petticoat. The robe and petticoat are both cut from light weight silk taffeta woven with blurred flowers on a stem with leaves in pink and mauve on an off white background.