COAT HANGER
c. 1840
Medium
Ladies', vert. shaft, turned wooden handle w/ gilt-metal hook & pair gilt metal arms w/ ceramic knob
Measurements
L 30 W 29 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Len & Alma Barton, 1977
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
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Essay
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Exploring frames and framing in late 19th century Melbourne through the transcription of Thallon’s ledger 1888/89–1903
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Digital Creatives: Breakfast With Bonnard
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Digital Creatives: Exquisite Corpse
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Digital Creatives: Egyptian Enigma
Video
The Picasso Century | Online tour
Video
Session one: Queer People Archiving Their Histories
Video
Session two: The Legacy of David McDiarmid
Video
Session three: HIV/AIDS Activism, Then and Now
Video
Session four: Landmark LGBTQ+ Exhibitions in Australia
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Virtual Curator Tour | Goya
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NGVWA Presents ‘Art of Tea’
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Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series Keynote: Redesigning Artificial Intelligence – From Australia Out
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Salon et Lumière | A Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series presentation
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TIWI | Exhibition video tour
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Video
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Dress
GUCCI, Florence (fashion house)
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Jumpsuit
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Shoes
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Chair
Carlo BUGATTI