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Wrap

UNKNOWN (Paris) (manufacturer), UNKNOWN (designer)
Wrap
 (c. 1955)

Medium
silk

Measurements
138.0 cm (length) 31.0 cm (width) 20.0 cm (depth)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria from the wardrobe of Mrs Mavis Powell by her daughter Mrs Angela Wood, Member, 2000

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(Paris), France

Accession Number
2000.160

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
The black evening wrap is fabricated with multiple layers of tulle, gathered and stitched in rows. The wrap is further embellished with large black silk rose and sash. Some of the tulle sections are edged with an elaborate self-patterned trim.

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