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LIZA STEDMAN MILLINERY (millinery house), Liza STEDMAN (designer)
Poison
 1997

Medium
straw, coque feathers, plastic, polyester, elastic

Measurements
49.2 × 48.3 × 13.5 cm

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, on base of flower, black polyester on white polyester: LIZA / (symbol) / STEDMAN / Millinery / HANDMADE IN AUSTRALIA

Accession Number
2003.19

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
Antique white linen straw hat with spiked coque plumes. The headpiece represents an Angels Trumpet flower with five large petals surrounding a central bud of white coque feathers. The tip of each petal has several spiked plumes stretching outwards. The flower is attached to a covered wire headband and supported for the wearer with a plastic hair comb and strand of hat elastic.

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