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Evening coat

LE LOUVRE, Melbourne (fashion house), Lillian WIGHTMAN (chief designer)
Evening coat
 (c. 1935)

Medium
cotton, silk

Measurements
141.0 cm (centre back) 69.0 cm (sleeve length)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Mrs A. G. Pringle, 1982
© Le Louvre, Melbourne and Estate of Lillian Wightman

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, centre back lining, woven in white on black silk: LE LOUVRE / MODEL / MELBOURNE

Accession Number
CT186-1982

Department
Australian 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
Straight front with panel at back, deep cut sleeves. Burnt orange self figured velvet, deep collar with scarves ends; to drape around the neck. Long sleeves slurred at head and mid-arm tapering at the wrist. Lined in red satin.

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