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Pierre Balmain, Paris (couture house)
Pierre Balmain (designer)
Bolero (c. 1953)
wool, silk (thread, lining), metallic thread, glass (diamantés), paste (beads), metal
44.3 cm (centre back) 12.0 cm (sleeve length)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation from the wardrobe of Mrs Mavis Powell by her daughter Mrs Angela Wood, Fellow, 2001
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Bolero
(c. 1953)
Medium
wool, silk (thread, lining), metallic thread, glass (diamantés), paste (beads), metal
Measurements
44.3 cm (centre back) 12.0 cm (sleeve length)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation from the wardrobe of Mrs Mavis Powell by her daughter Mrs Angela Wood, Fellow, 2001
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
label, centre back neckline, woven in black on white silk: PIERRE BAMAIN / PARIS
inscribed in ink on white silk tape on reverse: No (o double underlined) 17103 S
label, centre back neckline, inscribed in ink on cotton tape: No 17103
Accession Number
2001.218
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
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