Modesty vest
(c. 1910)
- Gallery location
- Not on display
Artwork Details
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
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Gustave DORÉ
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COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer)
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Carlo BUGATTI
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ZANDRA RHODES, London (fashion house); Zandra RHODES (designer)
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ZANDRA RHODES, London (fashion house); Zandra RHODES (designer)
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ZANDRA RHODES, London (fashion house); Zandra RHODES (designer)
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ALAÏA, Paris (fashion house); Azzedine ALAÏA (designer)
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MEISSEN PORCELAIN FACTORY, Meissen (manufacturer); Johann Joachim KÄNDLER (modeller)
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ZANDRA RHODES, London (fashion house); Zandra RHODES (designer)
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Edward BURNE-JONES
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John CONSTABLE
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Cornelis de VOS
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CHANEL, Paris (fashion house); Karl LAGERFELD (designer)
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MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, Paris (fashion house); Martin MARGIELA (designer)
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Thomas de KEYSER
Clock garniture
MINTON, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (manufacturer); Marc-Louis-Emmanuel SOLON (decorator)
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Otto WAGNER (designer); GEBRÜDER THONET, Vienna (manufacturer)
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Jules LEFEBVRE