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Evening dress

MADELEINE VIONNET, Paris (couture house), Madeleine VIONNET (designer)
Evening dress
 (c. 1929)

Medium
silk (lamé), satin (ribbon), metal (fastenings)

Measurements
(a) 129.0 cm (centre back) 61.4 cm (waist, flat) (evening dress)
(b) 27.9 cm (centre back) 43.0 cm (waist, flat) (underbodice)

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

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
(b) label, right side back, stitched in cream on cream silk: Madeleine Vionnet (underlined) stamped in ink: (thumbprint)

Accession Number
D23.a-b-1979

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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