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Tunic top

UNKNOWN, Australia
Tunic top
 (1919-1920)

Medium
rayon

Measurements
57.0 cm (centre back) 42.0 cm (sleeve length)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Irene Mitchell, 1975

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
D20-1975

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Top, crotchet in yellow rayon, with drawstring neck and waist and ¾ sleeve. The upper section of the top is crochet in vertical bands alternating between a closed and open design. The wide band from the waistline down is crochet with small squares, with a scalloped edged and open at either side.

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