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Ball gown

RUSSELL & ALLEN, London (manufacturer)
Ball gown
 (c. 1890)

Medium
silk, glass, metal

Measurements
(a) 60.5 cm (centre back) 39.0 cm (waist, flat) (bodice)
(b) (centre back) (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

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
England

Inscription
(a) label, waistline, printed in gold ink on ivory silk: RUSSELL & ALLEN / (...illeg.) OLD BOND STREET / LONDRES / ROBES DE BAL
(b) label: Russell & Allen

Accession Number
D177.a-b-1974

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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