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Hat frame

UNKNOWN
Hat frame
 (c. 1890)

Medium
wire, silk, cotton

Measurements
56.0 cm (outer circumference) 11.0 cm (height) (width)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Rex D. Jones and Mrs I. D. Gowan, 1977

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
D187-1977

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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