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Dress

ENGLAND
Dress
 (c. 1845)

Medium
silk, cotton and linen (lining), baleen, metal (hooks)

Measurements
143.5 cm (centre back) 32.0 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

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
England

Inscription
none

Accession Number
D129-1974

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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