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Jacket

FORTUNY, Venice (workshop), Mariano FORTUNY (designer)
Jacket
 (c. 1910)

Medium
silk, glass

Measurements
81.5 cm (centre back) 67.0 cm (sleeve length)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1986

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Venice, Italy

Inscription
label, centre back neckline, printed in black on gold silk: MARINO FORTUNY / VENISE

Accession Number
CT56-1986

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
Half-length jacket made out of green velvet printed in gold with curvilinear, interlocking repeat pattern including mythical animals, winged creatures, tree - of - life motifs and architectural details. The jacket has a mandarin collar, bound in pink silk that continues through the centre fronts and around the hemline and sleeve finish. The jacket fastens with Venetian glass beads and black silk loops.

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