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Jean Patou, Paris (couture house)
Jean Patou (designer)
Evening dress (c. 1923)
silk, metal, glass
131.0 cm (centre back) 48.0 cm (waist, flat)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of David Syme & Co. Limited, Fellow, 1979
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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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
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.