Bodice front
(c. 1911)
Medium
silk, cotton
Measurements
35.0 × 42.0 cm irreg.
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Rex D. Jones and Mrs I. D. Gowan, 1977
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
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Triptych in white
MATICEVSKI, Melbourne (fashion house); Toni MATICEVSKI (designer)
Circe
Bertram MACKENNAL
Hat
WILLIAM BEALE, Melbourne (millinery house); William BEALE (designer)
Hat
HOUSE OF MERIVALE AND MR. JOHN, Sydney (fashion house); MR. JOHN, Sydney (fashion house); Merivale HEMMES (designer); John HEMMES (business manager)
Initiation
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Anwerlarr anganenty (Big yam Dreaming)
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Shield
Unknown
Dress
VANESSA LEYONHJELM, Melbourne (fashion house); Vanessa LEYONHJELM (designer)
Dress
HOUSE OF STRIPES, Melbourne (fashion house); Peter LANGHAM (designer)
(Mother and child)
E. Phillips FOX
Necklace
VANESSA LEYONHJELM, Melbourne (fashion house); Vanessa LEYONHJELM (designer)
Top hat
MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house); Martin GRANT (designer)
The red hat
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Mr Clark's Station, Deep Creek, near Keilor
Eugene von GUÉRARD
Neo pleat interlock dress
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Coat
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Zodiacs
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Hat, dress and skirt
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Hat
WILLIAM BEALE, Melbourne (millinery house); William BEALE (milliner)
Dress
JULIEN MACDONALD, London (fashion house); Julien MacDONALD (designer)
The young mother
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The River Nile, Van Diemen's Land, from Mr Glover's farm
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Dulka Warngiid
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Dress and scarf
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Dress
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Darcy, coat
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Dress
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