Dance dress
(c. 1925)
Medium
silk, glass (beads)
Measurements
103.0 cm (centre back) 54.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Inscription
none
Accession Number
D237-1974
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Black dress of silk woven with a crêpe yarn, with transparent beading on the neckline, waistline, skirt panels and hemline. The dress has a dropped waist, knee length skirt with scalloped hemline, and a filled in v-neckline at both the front and back.
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