Collection Online
Plymoth Rock
Medium
straw, nylon, feathers, silk, polyester, elastic
Measurements
95.0 cm (outer circumference) 14.0 cm (height) 29.0 c, (width)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
label, inside of crown, black polyester on white polyester: LIZA / (symbol) / STEDMAN / Millinery / HANDMADE IN AUSTRALIA
Accession Number
2003.20
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2003
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Silver sisal straw and mauve crinoline hat decorated with Plymouth rock plumes. The toque crown has an indented top and fascinator of three layers of mauve crinoline. The top layer is upturned. The plumes are attached crossways at the rear of the crown and brim and again between the bottom layers. The interior is lined in black silk and fastens to the head with a band of black hat elastic.