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Turban

ANN AUSTIN, Melbourne (millinery house), Thelma PRENTICE (milliner)
Turban
 (c. 1955)

Medium
mink, silk (satin)

Measurements
61.0 cm (outer circumference) 18.0 cm (height) 18.5 cm (width)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Grace M. Tilley, 2003

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, inside centre crown, woven in black on white polyester: *ann austin / OF MELBOURNE

Accession Number
2003.362

Department
Australian 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
Tall gold satin and brown fur turban. The top comprises a circular section of satin with a crown of brown fur and lower section of twisted and pleated gold sating fabric which comes down low over the back of head, ears and forehead. Lined in black.

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