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Evening bodice

MRS EELES, Melbourne (dressmaker)
Evening bodice
 (c. 1900)

Medium
satin (silk), silk thread, diamanté, metal, baleen

Measurements
30.5 cm (centre back) 13.0cm (sleeve length)

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

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, inner waist band, printed in gold ink on cream silk: Mrs Eeles / Grosvenor Chambers / Collins St. E. Melbourne

Accession Number
D244-1973

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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