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Evening coat and dress

HARTNELL, London (fashion house), Norman HARTNELL (designer)
Evening coat and dress
 1949-1953

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)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Beatrice Henderson, 1988
© The Norman Hartnell Estate

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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

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