CAP PIECE
Medium
Bright silk embroidery, blue ground, 1 large flower in pinks, surrounded by branches, pink border
Measurements
16.5cm square
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Hughes Stefanovic, 1969
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
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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
Video
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
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Salon et Lumière | A Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series presentation
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TIWI | Exhibition video tour
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Video
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Self-portrait
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Baronne Madeleine Deslandes
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Moses bringing down the Tables of the Law
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Mary, Lady Vere
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Portrait of a gentleman
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Shoes
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Dunstanburgh Castle, north-east coast of Northumberland, sunrise after a squally night
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Shoe covers
COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer)
Scaramouche and Columbine
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Anguish
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Dress
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VOLKSTEDT PORCELAIN FACTORY, Volkstedt (manufacturer)
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