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Evening dress
(c. 1842)
UNKNOWN
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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