ENGLAND
Dress
(c. 1865)

Medium
silk, glass

Measurements
155.0 cm (centre back) 35.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Cawan, 1973

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
England

Inscription
none

Accession Number
D212-1973

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
Black silk moire taffeta full length dress with decorative borders of plush black velvet triangles coupled with trimmings of braid and glass beads across the front. The dress has long set in sleeves and a high round neckline.

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ENGLAND
Dress
(c. 1865)