Terms and conditions of use
- Medium
- wool, cotton, enamel on metal button
- Measurements
- 101.0 cm (centre back) 68.0 cm (sleeve length)
- Place/s of Execution
- Paris, France
- Inscription
- label, right seamline, printed in green on white silk: MADE IN FRANCE
label, right seamline, printed in red ink on white silk: (figure) (in a circle) / (pillar) Madeleine Vionnet (underlined) / DÉPOSÉ
stamped in ink: (thumbprint)
stamped (vertically) in ink on reverse: 221
stamped (vertically) in ink on reverse: 20510 - Accession Number
- CT185-1982
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs A. G. Pringle, 1982
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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These bold geometric lines are characteristically Art Deco with the green enamel button providing a jewel at its neckline. Steichen’s image of actress Gwili André features accompanying millinery of peaked triangles, which shows a novel application of Art Deco’s geometric forms.