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Wedding dress

Wedding dress
 1972

Medium
silk
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Georgina Weir, 1995
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk
Measurements
170.0 cm (centre back) 32.0 cm (waist, flat)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
1995.322
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Georgina Weir, 1995
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
White silk taffeta full length dress, with 28 covered buttons and loops down the centre front, juliet style sleeves, and an unusual buttoned down collar, a slight train with three blind tucks, fitted at the back with a waist tie.

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