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Evening pouch

SWITZERLAND
Evening pouch
 (c. 1955)

Medium
straw, metallic thread, silk (cord)

Measurements
27.5 × 15.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Peter Corrigan, Fellow 1995

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Switzerland

Accession Number
1995.539

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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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