Hat
(c. 1955)

ANN AUSTIN, Melbourne (millinery house)

Thelma PRENTICE (milliner)

Medium: fur, silk, plastic, cotton
Measurements: 71.0 cm (outer circumference) 15.0 cm (height) 22.0 cm (width)
Place/s of Execution: Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription: label, inside centre crown, woven in white on black ground: *ann austin / OF MELBOURNE
Accession Number: 2003.359
Department: Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Grace M. Tilley, 2003
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Gallery location: Not on display
Physical description: Tall, brown fur hat with small brim of cream fur. The front features a large circular tortoiseshell coloured buckle placed over a panel section of chocolate suede. Lined in black fabric with a section of velvet ribbon around the inner headband.