Bag
c. 1850
Medium
Flat bag of green velvet, embroidered with blue, white, pink beads & spangles, edged with beige silk gilt clip fastener, beige silk handle
Measurements
34 × 15 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Misses M.K. & A.E.Butler, 1948
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
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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
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Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series Keynote: Redesigning Artificial Intelligence – From Australia Out
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TIWI | Exhibition video tour
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Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
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Jules LEFEBVRE
Dress
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Rene DUBOIS
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Adolf LOOS (designer)
BROOCH
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W. H. ROCKE & CO., Melbourne (manufacturer); John MATHER (decorator)
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Thomas de KEYSER
Dress
JULIEN MACDONALD, London (fashion house); Julien MacDONALD (designer)
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John William WATERHOUSE
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John Rogers HERBERT
PANEL
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Dress
GUCCI, Florence (fashion house)
Dress
ALAÏA, Paris (fashion house); Azzedine ALAÏA (designer)
Top
COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer)
The victory of faith
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Hat
COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer)
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Mark ROTHKO
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William Quiller ORCHARDSON
Teacup and saucer
MINTON, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (manufacturer)
BROCADE