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Dress

(ENGLAND)
Dress
 (c. 1870)

Medium
silk, plastic (buttons)

Measurements
(a) 120.0 cm (centre back) 33.8 cm (waist, flat) (bodice)
(b) 121.5 cm (centre back) 34.0 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
(England)

Inscription
none

Accession Number
D156.a-b-1974

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Silver-blue shot silk bodice and skirt edged with silver braid and ribbons over front, hem and cuffs. Fastens with seven silver buttons at front. Slight bustle at back of bodice.

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