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Wedding outfit
Medium
silk, cotton, metal, baleen
Measurements
(a) 44.5 cm (centre back) 29.0 cm (waist, flat) (bodice)
(b) 141.0 cm (centre back) 29.5 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
(c) 16.0 × 151.0 cm irreg. (bertha)
(d) 254.0 × 508.0 cm (veil)
(e) 3.0 × 15.0 × 16.0 cm irreg. (headdress)
(f) 2.5 × 15.5 × 13.3 cm irreg. (spray)
Place/s of Execution
Hobart, Tasmania
Inscription
(a) label, centre back waist tape, printed in gold ink on white cotton: Brownell Bros / COSTUMIERS & C / LONDON HOUSE. HOBART
Accession Number
D56.a-f-1974
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Madelene Crump, 1974
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
Physical description
Two-piece cream silk gown comprising bodice, skirt and bertha, veil, headdress and spray.