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Evening dress

JEAN PATOU, Paris (couture house), Jean PATOU (designer)
Evening dress
 (c. 1923)

Medium
silk, metal, glass

Measurements
131.0 cm (centre back) 48.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of David Syme & Co. Limited, Fellow, 1979

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
France

Inscription
label, internal waistline proper left side, woven in fuscia on cream silk: PARIS / Jean Patou / 7. Rue Saint-Florentine
label, attached to reverse of label, printed in ink on white cotton tape: 26.333

Accession Number
D19-1979

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
Ankle length, sleeveless dress in fuchsia and gold metallic lame with a large hip rosette and drape feature. The fabric features a galloping horse with oriental motif in a repeat pattern.

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