Australian Fashion & Textiles

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  • Gumleaf costume
    Title
    Gumleaf costume
    Production date
    1987
    Artist/Maker
    BUSH COUTURE, Sydney (fashion house); Linda JACKSON (designer)
    Medium
    screenprinted silk (taffeta), metallic paint
    Accession number
    CT4.a-c-1994
    Credit Line
    Purchased, 1994
  • Dress
    Title
    Dress
    Production date
    1981
    Artist/Maker
    KATIE PYE STUDIO PTY LTD, Sydney (fashion house); Katie PYE (designer); Susan NORRIE (decorator)
    Medium
    cotton, synthetic polymer paint
    Accession number
    2006.445
    Credit Line
    Gift of the artist, 2006
  • Hat
    Title
    Hat
    Production date
    (1938-1942)
    Artist/Maker
    THOMAS HARRISON, Melbourne (millinery house); Thomas HARRISON (designer)
    Medium
    straw, feathers, glass, metal, silk, viscose, elastic
    Accession number
    D276-1976
    Credit Line
    Gift of Thomas Harrison, 1976
  • Wedding dress
    Title
    Wedding dress
    Production date
    1913-1914
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN
    Medium
    silk satin, embroidered net, silk chiffon, lace ribbon, silk ribbon, imitation pearls, wax orange blossom flowers, silk tulle, jap silk, silk organza
    Accession number
    D226 A-1974
    Credit Line
    The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
  • Pillbox
    Title
    Pillbox
    Production date
    (1930-1950)
    Artist/Maker
    THOMAS HARRISON (millinery house); Thomas HARRISON (designer)
    Medium
    straw, viscose, feathers, glass, metal, acetate
    Accession number
    D246-1976
    Credit Line
    Gift of Thomas Harrison, 1976
  • Opera house outfit
    Title
    Opera house outfit
    Production date
    1977
    Artist/Maker
    Linda JACKSON (designer)
    Medium
    silk (taffeta), cotton, rayon
    Accession number
    2010.302.a-e
    Credit Line
    Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2010
  • Cape
    Title
    Cape
    Production date
    (c. 1890)
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN (maker)
    Medium
    platypus fur, silk, cotton
    Accession number
    CT105-1985
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mrs F. Smith, 1985
  • Fan
    Title
    Fan
    Production date
    (c. 1880)
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN
    Medium
    ivory, cockatoo feathers, silk, metal
    Accession number
    748A-D5
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mr James Reid, 1964
  • Headscarf
    Title
    Headscarf
    Production date
    (1960-1970)
    Artist/Maker
    THOMAS HARRISON (millinery house); Thomas HARRISON (designer)
    Medium
    acetate, viscose
    Accession number
    D374-1976
    Credit Line
    Gift of Thomas Harrison, 1976
  • Dali Goddess evening dress
    Title
    Dali Goddess evening dress
    Production date
    2007 {summer}
    Artist/Maker
    MATICEVSKI, Melbourne (fashion house); Toni MATICEVSKI (designer)
    Medium
    triacetate polyester (crepe jersey), silk (organza), nylon (tulle)
    Accession number
    2007.8.a-b
    Credit Line
    Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2007
  • Abstract patchwork outfit
    Title
    Abstract patchwork outfit
    Production date
    1976
    Artist/Maker
    FLAMINGO PARK, Sydney (fashion house); Linda JACKSON (designer)
    Medium
    cotton, elastic, acrylic, metal
    Accession number
    CT1.a-b-1994
    Credit Line
    Purchased, 1994
  • Je suis mod deluxe
    Title
    Je suis mod deluxe
    Production date
    1980
    Artist/Maker
    JENNY BANNISTER, Melbourne (fashion house); Jenny BANNISTER (designer)
    Medium
    plastic, cotton, metal, found objects
    Accession number
    1998.192
    Credit Line
    Gift of the artist, 1998
  • Hanging (curtains)
    Title
    Hanging (curtains)
    Production date
    (early 1930s)
    Artist/Maker
    Michael O'CONNELL (designer)
    Medium
    linocut and block printed linen, cotton
    Accession number
    CT34.a-b-1988
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mr Richard Derham, 1988
  • Opera house dress and leggings
    Title
    Opera house dress and leggings
    Production date
    1979
    Artist/Maker
    JENNY BANNISTER, Melbourne (manufacturer); Jenny BANNISTER (designer)
    Medium
    leather, cotton, silk
    Accession number
    1998.190.a-d
    Credit Line
    Gift of the artist, 1998
  • Sampler
    Title
    Sampler
    Production date
    (c. 1920)
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN
    Medium
    cotton
    Accession number
    D164A-1978
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mrs Anderson in memory of Mrs Louch, 1978
  • Evening shoes
    Title
    Evening shoes
    Production date
    1930
    Artist/Maker
    BALL & WELCH, Melbourne (retailer); C. F. BALLY & CO. LTD, Switzerland (manufacturer)
    Medium
    leather, wood, cardboard, silk
    Accession number
    CT65.a-b-1982
    Credit Line
    Presented by Rowena Clarke, 1982
  • Hat - pillbox
    Title
    Hat - pillbox
    Production date
    (1968-1970)
    Artist/Maker
    THOMAS HARRISON, Melbourne (milliner); Thomas HARRISON (designer)
    Medium
    rabbit fur, viscose, cotton, nylon, acetate
    Accession number
    D343-1976
    Credit Line
    Gift of Thomas Harrison, 1976
  • Dress
    Title
    Dress
    Production date
    (c. 1912)
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN, Australia
    Medium
    silk, cotton, cuprammonium (rayon), metal, plastic
    Accession number
    D220-1974
    Credit Line
    The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
  • Textile
    Title
    Textile
    Production date
    (c. 1933)
    Artist/Maker
    Michael O'CONNELL (designer)
    Medium
    block printed linen
    Accession number
    CT49-1988
    Credit Line
    Purchased, 1988