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Dress

(ENGLAND)
Dress
 (c. 1880)

Medium
silk, plastic (buttons)

Measurements
134.0 cm (centre back) 28.0 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

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(England)

Inscription
none

Accession Number
D168-1974

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Dress, cinnamon silk brocade, buff coloured poult-de-soie and lace, cuirasse bodice, intricate posterior drapery, hem trimmed with pleats.

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