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Ball dress
(c. 1824)
Medium
silk (gauze, satin, floss, lace), plant material, metal (hooks and eyes)
Measurements
119.8 cm (centre back) 29.0 cm (sleeve length)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Misses M. K. and A. E. Butler, 1948
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Accession Number
745-D4
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
High waisted dress of glazed silk gauze embroidered with simple stemmed flower repeat in silk floss. Vandyck borders, flat rouleau, piping and lace are applied to the bodice, short sleeves and lower part of the skirt.