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Crescent lace hat

RICHARD NYLON (millinery house), Richard NYLON (designer)
Crescent lace hat
 (2001) {autumn-winter}

Medium
swiss guipure lace, wire, polyester

Measurements
84.0 cm (outer circumference) 15.0 cm (height) 26.0 cm (width)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2003

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, inner lining, black polyester on white polyester: N / RICHARD / NYLON

Accession Number
2003.23

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
Percher constructed from vintage white Swiss Guipure lace sections. The crown is formed over a wire frame and the sections attached by hand. The brim is upturned and features decorative hand cut edges.

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