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Evening dress

FRANCIS MANNING, London (dressmaker)
Evening dress
 (c. 1910)

Medium
silk, plastic (beads)

Measurements
(a) 28.0 cm (centre back) 26.0 cm (waist, flat) (bodice)
(b) 127.0 cm (centre back) 29.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)

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
London, England

Inscription
(a) label, inside centre front waistband, woven in grey on cream silk: Francis Manning / 26 MARLOES Rd / KENSINGTON W.

Accession Number
D214.a-b-1974

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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