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Wedding bonnet

MAISON LEMONNIER, Paris (millinery house)
Wedding bonnet
 (c. 1850)

Medium
silk, metal

Measurements
19.0 × 32.0 × 41.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Accession Number
D272-1974

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

Physical description
Wedding bonnet of white tulle and taffeta ribbon decorated with artificial leaves and flowers.

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