Dress
(c. 1926)
Medium
silk, glass (beads)
Measurements
93.7 cm (centre back) 40.0 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
Australia
Accession Number
D251-1974
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Short cream silk dress with cap sleeves and a dropped waistline, slightly gathered skirt. Decorated with red glass beads featuring a butterfly at the centre front, and a hem border of poinsettias flowers, two beaded streamers hang from the centre front.
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