Tea gown
(c. 1980)
Medium
silk, lace, plastic (buttons), metal (fastenings) stiffening, elastic
Measurements
(a) 136.5 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat)
(b) 8.0 × 72.5 cm (belt)
(c) 68.0 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat) (slip)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Cynthia Staley, 1996
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
(a) label, centre back waistline, woven (vertically) in black on cream synthetic fabric: Made in France
woven in black on cream synthetic fabric: Chloé
Accession Number
1996.193.a-c
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
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