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Dress (Open robe and petticoat)

Dress (Open robe and petticoat)
 (c. 1760-1765); altered (c. 1780)

Medium
silk (brocade)
Measurements
(a) 145.0 cm (centre back) 41.5 cm (sleeve length) (open robe)
(b) 106.0 cm (centre back) 58.8 cm (waist, flat) (petticoat)
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Accession Number
568.a-b-D5
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs F. Turner, 1963
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
White floral woven pattern on grey-green ground of open robe with front-closing stomacher over petticoat. The robe features undulating border applique over open-robe.