Evening Suit

Evening Suit
 (c. 1970)

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
cotton, acetate (lining), shell (buttons)
Measurements
(a) 52.0 cm (centre back) 59.0 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 105.0 cm (centre back) 39.8 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Place/s of Execution
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven (vertically) in blue on white acetate: 100% PURE COTTON
woven in blue on white acetate: EMILIO PUCCI / FLORENCE - ITALY
woven (vertically) in blue on white acetate: MADE IN ITALY
label, centre back, woven in red on white acetate: 14
(b) label, centre back waistline, woven (vertically) in blue on white acetate: 100% PURE COTTON
woven in blue on white acetate: EMILIO PUCCI / FLORENCE - ITALY
woven (vertically) in blue on white acetate: MADE IN ITALY
label, centre back, woven in red on white acetate: 14
Accession Number
1995.472.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mary Lipshut, Member, 1995
© Emilio Puccio
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
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