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CAP PIECE

CAP PIECE

Medium
Bright silk embroidery, maroon ground, design repeated 3 times, in silver metal thread & glass beads

Measurements
L.30.7cm W.11.5cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Hughes Stefanovic, 1969

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
D51 I-1969

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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Jean Ipoustéguy’s Death of the father at the NGV: marble, metal and lots of ink
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Exploring frames and framing in late 19th century Melbourne through the transcription of Thallon’s ledger 1888/89–1903
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Digital Creatives: Exquisite Corpse
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Digital Creatives: Egyptian Enigma
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The Picasso Century | Online tour
Video
Session one: Queer People Archiving Their Histories
Video
Session two: The Legacy of David McDiarmid
Video
Session three: HIV/AIDS Activism, Then and Now
Video
Session four: Landmark LGBTQ+ Exhibitions in Australia
Video
Virtual Curator Tour | Goya
Video
NGVWA Presents ‘Art of Tea’
Video
Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series Keynote: Redesigning Artificial Intelligence – From Australia Out
Video
Salon et Lumière | A Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series presentation
Video
TIWI | Exhibition video tour
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Digital creatives: Sea life – NGV Triennial 2020
Video
Drop-by Drawing with Juan Ford | An archer

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