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Primitive print redingote suit and First fleet hat

Primitive print redingote suit and First fleet hat
 1986

Medium
screenprinted lambskin suede, astrakhan, viscose rayon, fur, estastic
Measurements
(a) 76.5 cm (centre back) 67.5 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 50.0 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
(c) 35.0 × 35.0 × 34.0 cm (hat)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
(a) label, machine sewn inside centre back, woven in pale grey cotton on black cotton: Jenny Bannister / SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
(b) label, machine sewn inside centre back, woven in pale grey cotton on black cotton: Jenny Bnnister / SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Accession Number
1998.202.a-c
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 1998
© Jenny Bannister
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
The jacket in blue leather is screenprinted in blue and silver paint with an abstract linear design. The jacket is collarless with long sleeves and padded shoulders. the body is fitted, cut in long panels, which flare at the hem. It is fully lined in pale grey viscose rayon and fastens along the centre front with a zipper. The matching A-line skirt is pieced with triangular inserts at the front and back, slit at centre back. The waistband has press stud back fasteners and a zip. It is fully lined in pale grey viscose rayon. The first fleet hat made of black astrakhan with the fur on the inside. The hat is formed in the shape a paper bag, with an elasticised head-band and black fur tail attached at the centre back.