Ball gown

Ball gown
 1897

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk, cotton, paste (diamantés)
Measurements
(a) 22.0 cm (centre back) 37.0 cm (waist, flat) (bodice)
(b) 161.5 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Edition
couture no. 90589
Inscription
(a) label, inside waist, inscribed in ink on woven tape: PARIS / J. WORTH / PARIS
inscribed in ink on reverse: 90589
Accession Number
1078B.a-b-D4
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Lady Nicholson and her daughter, 1951
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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