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Hat

Hat
(c. 1959)

Medium
cotton, silk, rayon, feathers, paper, metal

Measurements
70.0 cm (outer circumference) 11.0 cm (height) 21.0 cm (width)

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

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

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

Accession Number
2003.365

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
Fitted hat decorated all over with hand cut and shaped fabric flowers in pink, cream and white with green stems and leaves. Formed over a stiffened net foundation, the hat features a large feather camellia at centre front.