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Brooch and box

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, London (fashion house), Simon COSTIN (designer)
Brooch and box
 1992
Jack the Ripper stalks his victims collection 1992

Medium
bone (chicken), resin, plastic and glass (beads), cardboard, silk (grosgrain)

Measurements
(a) 3.5 × 4.0 × 16.0 cm (brooch)
(b-c) 20.0 × 7.0 × 9.5 cm (overall) (box)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2023

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
England

Inscription
(b) inscribed in brush and ink on base c: Simon Costin “love lies bleeding” 1986

Accession Number
2023.711.a-c

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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