Opera hat
(1930-1950)
Medium
wool, silk, cardboard
Measurements
89.0 cm (outer circumference) 14.0 cm (height) 26.0 cm (width) (hat) 6.0 × 34.0 × 29.0 cm (box)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Sir Lindsay Clark, 1984
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
(a) label, inside centre crown, embossed in gold on black silk: TRESS & CO.LONDON / FINE MERINO / Made in England for / Haigh Bros.Pty. Ltd. / Hatters / MELBOURNE
(b) label, centre front, printed in black on white: PRIZE MEDALS AWARDED TO / TRESS & CO.. LONDON. / GOLD MEDALS, PARIS, 1878. / SYDNEY & CALCUTTA
Accession Number
CT3-1984
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
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