Delphos
(c. 1920)
Medium
silk, venetian glass beads
Measurements
140.6 cm (centre back) 37.4 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1977
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Venice, Italy
Inscription
label, inside seam, printed (vertically) in black ink on silk: MADE IN ITALY. FABRIQUÉ EN ITALIE. FORTUNY DÉPOSÉ (DÉPOSÉ underlined and line above)
Accession Number
D82-1977
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
Pale flesh coloured pink silk, two-tiered gown with short sleeves. The gown is full length with an additional shorter layer attached to the neckline, incorporating the short sleeves and falling just below the waist.