Boudoir cap
(c. 1910)
Medium
cotton, silk
Measurements
93.0 cm (circumference) --- cm (height) --- cm (width)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Irene Mitchell, 1975
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Accession Number
D53-1975
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
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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