Collection Online
Medium
silk (taffeta), paint
Measurements
137.0 cm (centre back) 83.0 cm (waist, flat)
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Accession Number
CT6-1994
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1994
© Linda Jackson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia; David McDiarmid/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Costume features stand up, high neck collar and three-quarter length kimono style dress with full length rectangular sleeves. The light weight purple taffeta has been hand painted firstly with opaque white, then over painted with orange, yellow, gold, red, green, blue and black.