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MANTILLA COMB

MANTILLA COMB

Medium
Carved tortoiseshell
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1913
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
Carved tortoiseshell
Accession Number
925-D2
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1913
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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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: Exquisite Corpse
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Digital Creatives: Egyptian Enigma
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The Picasso Century | Online tour
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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
Video
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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Digital creatives: Sea life – NGV Triennial 2020
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Drop-by Drawing with Juan Ford | An archer

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Portrait group: The singer Farinelli and friends Jacopo AMIGONI Look 15, dress BALENCIAGA, Paris (fashion house); Nicolas GHESQUIÈRE (designer) Dress ULYANA SERGEENKO, Russia (fashion house); Ulyana SERGEENKO (designer) Shoes COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) Shoes COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) Shoes COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) Shoes COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) Hat COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) A monk with a book TITIAN Coffee pot GEORG JENSEN SØLVSMEDIE, Copenhagen (manufacturer); Henning KOPPEL (designer) Mother and child Cornelis de VOS Johann Friedrich Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, plaque VOLKSTEDT PORCELAIN FACTORY, Volkstedt (manufacturer) Shoes COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) Tights COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) Dress ZANDRA RHODES, London (fashion house); Zandra RHODES (designer) Dress and sash ZANDRA RHODES, London (fashion house); Zandra RHODES (designer) Pair of glass coolers SAINT-CLOUD PORCELAIN FACTORY, Saint-Cloud (manufacturer) The finding of the True Cross COLA dell'Amatrice (Mother and child) E. Phillips FOX Jacket ZANDRA RHODES, London (fashion house); Zandra RHODES (designer) Scaramouche and Columbine MEISSEN PORCELAIN FACTORY, Meissen (manufacturer); Johann Joachim KÄNDLER (modeller) Self-portrait Joseph WRIGHT of Derby Writing cabinet Rene DUBOIS Pregnancy ensemble (ENGLAND) Skirt ZANDRA RHODES, London (fashion house); Zandra RHODES (designer) Chair Carlo BUGATTI Dress MOSCHINO, Milan (fashion house); Franco MOSCHINO (designer) The Virgin and Child FLANDERS Portrait of an old lady Françoise DUPARC Shoes COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer)