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Evening Dress

1977 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Copper-coloured quilted silk evening jacket-bodice with large leg o'mutton sleeves, trimmed with three dimensional embroidered and beaded appliqué flowers and butterflies in purple & green. Square neckline. Worn with a knife-pleated vibrantly patterned metallic lamé full-length skirt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Top
  • Skirt
Materials and techniques
Silk, padded and quilted with embroidered and beaded appliquéd motifs, knife-pleated lamé skirt
Brief description
Evening ensemble, quilted and embroidered silk jacket and lamé skirt, Bill Gibb, embroidery by Sue Rangeley, Great Britain, 1977.
Physical description
Copper-coloured quilted silk evening jacket-bodice with large leg o'mutton sleeves, trimmed with three dimensional embroidered and beaded appliqué flowers and butterflies in purple & green. Square neckline. Worn with a knife-pleated vibrantly patterned metallic lamé full-length skirt.
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by Mrs Sandi Lacey
Object history
Registered File number 1995/1046.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.439:1, 2-1995

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Record createdDecember 12, 2007
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