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Terms and conditions of use
Riding habit
1948
Medium
wool (twill), silk (lining), plastic (buttons)
Measurements
(a) 69.8 cm (centre back) 60.0 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 104.5 cm (outer leg) 36.5 cm (waist, flat) (jodphurs)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1972
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
(a) label, inside centre back neckline, woven in brown on cream silk: HERMÈS / DEAUVILLE – CANNES – PARIS – VIARRITZ – VITTEL
label, inside centre back neckline, reverse of primary label, handwritten in black ink on white cotton tape: Bas de Plumetot 15483
(b) label, inside centre back waistline, woven in black on white silk: HERMÈS – PARIS
label, inside centre back waistline, reverse of primary label, handwritten in black ink on white cotton tape: Le Bas de Plumetot 5423
Accession Number
D60.a-b-1972
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