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Dress

GEORGES, Melbourne (manufacturer and retailer)
Dress
 (1962)

Medium
silk, wool

Measurements
96.0 cm (centre back) 40.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented anonymously, 1977

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(Melbourne), Victoria

Inscription
label, right side seam, woven in brown on white ground: GEORGES / of Collins St / MELBOURNE

Accession Number
D19-1977

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Short brown dress with a round neckline, three quarter length magar sleeves, curved side seam panels from underarm to the hips. Double stitching decorating these panels. Centre back zip fastener. Fully lined with brown silk.

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