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Wedding bodice

MRS EELES, Melbourne
Wedding bodice
 (c. 1895)

Medium
silk, cotton, brass

Measurements
50.0 cm (centre back) 46.0 cm (sleeve length)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dame Mary Herring, 1977

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, inner waist tape, printed in gold on cream silk: Mrs. Eeles. / Grosvenor Chambers / Collins St. E. Melbourne (below crest)

Accession Number
D340-1977

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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