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Pair of court shoes

FONTANA, Rome (fashion house), Zoe FONTANA (designer), Micol FONTANA (designer), Giovanna FONTANA (designer)
Pair of court shoes
 (c. 1959)

Medium
silk satin, leather

Measurements
(a-b) 13.0 × 7.5 × 23.8 cm (each)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Judy and Robert Compton-Jones, 2009

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Italy

Inscription
(a-b) label, stamped, insole: MODELLI / Fontana / ROMA

Accession Number
2009.172.a-b

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

Physical description
Court shoes with pointed toes and stiletto heels, covered in red satin.

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