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Cocktail dress

Cocktail dress
 (c. 1955)

Medium
silk, cotton, metal
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Grace M. Tilley, 2003
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk, cotton, metal
Measurements
115.0 cm (centre back) 32.6 cm (waist, flat)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
label, back bodice, printed in black and red ink on white ground: LUCAS / Jil Heriote / IN PURE SILK FABRIC
Accession Number
2003.356
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Grace M. Tilley, 2003
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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