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Hair veil

(ENGLAND)
Hair veil
 (1946-1954)

Medium
silk (mesh), silk (velvet) (ribbon)

Measurements
121.0 × 26.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Danster, 1975

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(England)

Accession Number
D108-1975

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
Blue silk hair veil with spot motif and ribbon, with a few small holes in centre of mesh.

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