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Suit

HOUSE OF MERIVALE, Sydney (fashion house), Merivale HEMMES (chief designer)
Suit
 1977

Medium
polyester, rayon, plastic

Measurements
(a) 68.0 cm (centre back) 62.0 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 75.0 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Olga Savvidis in memory of Stratonice Savvidis, 2010

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales

Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in black cotton on white polyester: MERIVALE ® / Merivale Hemmes / AUSTRALIA
(b) label, centre back waistband, woven in black cotton on white polyester: MERIVALE ® / Merivale Hemmes / AUSTRALIA

Accession Number
2010.50.a-b

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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