Evening coat and dress

Evening coat and dress
 1949-1953

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk, cotton
Measurements
(a) 109.0 cm (centre back) 57.0 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 101.0 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(c) 4.0 × 74.5 cm (belt)
Place/s of Execution
(London), England
Inscription
(a) label, inside centre back halfway between neckline and waist, woven in green on white acetate: Hartnell. / LONDON. PARIS.
(b) label, inside centre back at lower skirt, woven in green on white acetate: Hartnell. / LONDON PARIS
Accession Number
CT6.a-c-1988
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Beatrice Henderson, 1988
© The Norman Hartnell Estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
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Gallery location
Not on display

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