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Corset dress

JENNY BANNISTER, Melbourne (fashion house), Jenny BANNISTER (designer)
Corset dress
 (c. 1979)

Medium
cotton

Measurements
60.0 cm (centre back) 26.0 cm (waist)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 1998
© Jenny Bannister

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, machine sewn inside back, woven in silver on black synthetic fibre: Jenny Bannister

Accession Number
1998.189

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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