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Boudoir cap

Boudoir cap
 (c. 1871)

Medium
cotton
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Gwenda L. Davis and Mrs Ena Elder, 1977
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
cotton
Measurements
22.0 cm (height) 19.5 cm (depth)
Accession Number
D297-1977
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Gwenda L. Davis and Mrs Ena Elder, 1977
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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