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Bibi cap

LOUISE MACDONALD MILLINER (millinery house), Louise MACDONALD (designer)
Bibi cap
 2008

Medium
straw, plastic, acetate

Measurements
65.0 cm (outer circumference) 17.5 cm (height) 22.0 cm (width)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2008

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, centre back, woven in white on teal acetate: Louise / Macdonald / MILLINER (teal on white)

Accession Number
2008.373

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
Segmented cap made of toffee and cream coloured vintage hounds tooth straw cloth with cream coloured straw peak and band decorated with a stripe of grey grosgrain and plastic bone buckle. Lined with cream acetate.

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