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Signature jacket and hat

CHRISTOPHER GRAF, Melbourne (fashion house), Christopher GRAF (designer), PHILLIP RHODES, Melbourne (millinery house), Phillip RHODES (milliner), Nola ERICKSON (embroiderer)
Signature jacket and hat
 spring 1995

Medium
wool, wool crepe, acetate, poylester thread, glass, plastic, metal, spartre, synthetic fabric, ostrich feathers

Measurements
(a) 80.0 cm (centre back) 63.5 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 38.0 cm (outer circumference) 30.0 cm (height) 45.0 cm (width) (hat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2010
© Public Domain

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
(a) label, centre back, embroidered in gold metallic thread on black velvet cotton: Christopher / GRAF
(b) label, crown, embroidered in gold metallic thread on black cotton: Christopher / GRAF
label, centre back, woven in white on brown acetate: PHILLIP RHODES / MELBOURNE

Accession Number
2010.292.a-b

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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