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Evening jacket

LANVIN, Paris (couture house), Jeanne LANVIN (designer)
Evening jacket
 1929

Medium
silk, glass

Measurements
61.0 cm (centre back) 73.3 cm (sleeve length)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs A. Wilson, 1977

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
label, interior right side seam, woven in black on cream silk: (stylised logo of mother and child) / Jeanne Lanvin / PARIS
stamped in blue ink on cream silk: ÉTÉ 1929
woven in red on cream silk: ·UNIS-FRANCE (in an ellipse) / 15 Z

Accession Number
D49-1977

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 chiffon evening jacket with long sleeves and a built-in necklace. The jacket sits on the high hipline and is beaded in a geometric design in white and green beads.

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