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Opera house dress and leggings

JENNY BANNISTER, Melbourne (fashion house), Jenny BANNISTER (designer)
Opera house dress and leggings
 1979

Medium
leather, cotton, silk

Measurements
(a) 77.0 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 1.0 × 497.0 cm (belt)
(c-d) 33.0 × 12.0 cm (each) (leggings)

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
(c-d) label, sewn on inside back, woven in white cotton on black cotton: Jenny Bannister for chai

Accession Number
1998.190.a-d

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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