Evening ensemble
(1959)
Medium
silk (taffeta), cotton (lace), nylon (tulle)
Measurements
(a) 108.0 cm (centre back) 22.0 cm (sleeve length) (coat)
(b) 82.0 cm (centre back) 37.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Margaret D. Stevenson, 1995
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
(a) label, centre back, printed in black on white satin: CREATED BY HALL LUDLOW FOR HARTNELL OF MELBOURNE
(b) (a) label, centre back, printed in black on white satin: CREATED BY HALL LUDLOW FOR HARTNELL OF MELBOURNE
Accession Number
1995.521.a-b
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Ensemble comprising dress and coat.
(a) The evening coat of pale brown silk taffeta has three-quarter length sleeves and fastened with a button at the neck.
(b) The short empire line dress of pale brown silk taffeta has a black lace bodice with a scoop neckline and three-quarter length sleeves. The skirt gathers onto a wide waistband featuring a centre bow & sash, over a longer skirt of black silk with a deep decorative border of black lace trimmed with velvet ribbon.