Evening dress

Evening dress
 (c. 1842)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk
Accession Number
1454-D4
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Janet Biddlecombe, 1954
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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