Evening Ensemble
1979 (designed)
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Black velvet evening cloak with frill, gold lace top and black velvet evening dress, forming an evening ensemble, accessorised with suede and gold shoes. Black lace mesh gloves
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 8 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | velvet and gold lace |
| Physical description | Black velvet evening cloak with frill, gold lace top and black velvet evening dress, forming an evening ensemble, accessorised with suede and gold shoes. Black lace mesh gloves |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Object history | The complete ensemble was donated in 1979 with a customised Adel Rootstein mannequin specially made for the purpose of modelling it. This was part of a group of 25 such total ensembles donated in 1979. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.316-1980 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2007 |
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