Boudoir cap
(c. 1871)
Medium
cotton
Measurements
22.0 cm (height) 19.5 cm (depth)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Gwenda L. Davis and Mrs Ena Elder, 1977
Gallery location
Not on display
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