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LENGTH OF LACE

LENGTH OF LACE
 c. 1890

Medium
Linen Honiton

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Mrs Barbara Carvin, February, 1985

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
CT7 C-1985

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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Survey 15: Relics and Rituals
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Jean Ipoustéguy’s Death of the father at the NGV: marble, metal and lots of ink
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Sacred geometry: The art and life of Reko Rennie
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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
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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
Video
Virtual Curator Tour | Goya
Video
NGVWA Presents ‘Art of Tea’
Video
Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series Keynote: Redesigning Artificial Intelligence – From Australia Out
Video
Salon et Lumière | A Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series presentation
Video
TIWI | Exhibition video tour
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Digital creatives: Sea life – NGV Triennial 2020
Video
Drop-by Drawing with Juan Ford | An archer

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