Grace Wood


They knock me down but I get up again (snakes and ladders)
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope

Grid
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope

Like a jewel (me as a Shrigley)
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope

Soggy (Adamson, take a picture it’ll last longer)
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope

Tethered
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope

Fairy scene at the Landslip (slippery slope, after Caire)
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope

Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
Courtesy the artist and LON Gallery

Many collage components featured in these works have been sourced from the NGV Collection and photography archives. The list of all individual works and images from the NGV Collection and photography archives is detailed below.


Grace Wood

Australia born 1992
They knock me down but I get up again (snakes and ladders) 2022–23


ENGLAND

Dress
(c. 1842) 
silk, linen, bone, metal 
(a) 24.8 cm (centre back) 68.0 cm (sleeve length) (bodice) (b) 98.7 cm (centre front) (skirt) (c) 38.0 cm (centre back) (pelerine) 
Gift of Misses M. K. and A. E. Butler, 1948
748.a-c-D4 


ENGLAND, Staffordshire manufacturer Fruit dish

(c. 1760)
earthenware 
10.4 x 33.0 x 25.6 cm 
Felton Bequest, 1938
3793-D3


Nicholas Caire

Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918  

Graceburn Weir at Gracedale House, Healesville
(c. 1876-1880s) 
albumen silver photograph, colour dyes 
22.1 x 29.7 cm (image and sheet) 
Purchased, 1984
PH53-1984 


Nicholas Caire

Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918  

Graceburn Glen, Healesville, Victoria, Australia
(c. 1876-1880s) 
albumen silver photograph, colour dyes 
15.4 x 20.8 cm (image and sheet) 
Purchased, 1984
PH27-1984


Nicholas Caire

Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918  

Fairy scene at the Landslip, Blacks’ Spur
(c. 1878) 
albumen silver photograph 
28.2 x 22.4 cm 
Purchased, 1994
1995.8


MAGGY ROUFF, Paris (couture house); Maggy BESANÇON DE WAGNER (designer)

France 1929–1965, France 1896–1971  

Evening dress
1937 (autumn-winter 1937–38) 
silk (velvet, satin) (detail) 
162.0 cm (centre back) 32.5 cm (waist, flat) 
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
2015.665


INDIAN 

Bird
(c. 1970) 
coloured pigments on plaster, wire 
(1) 8.9 x 11.3 x 5.6 cm (sparrow) (2) 12.5 x 12.3 x 4.5 cm (crow) (3) 12.7 x 15.8 x 7.0 cm (myna)
(4) 12.5 x 18.2 x 6.8 cm (hoopoe) (5) 12.8 x 18.2 x 6.6 cm (kingfisher) 
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2021
2021.493.1-5


INDIAN

Large birds
(c. 1970) 
plaster, coloured pigments 
3.4 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm (approx.) (each) 
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2021
2021.490


INDIAN

Small birds
(c. 1970) 
plaster, coloured pigments 
1.5 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm (approx.) (each) 
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2021
2021.491 


UNKNOWN (maker)

Display rose for D71.a-b-1970

ENGLAND; UNKNOWN (maker)

Wedding dress and petticoat
(1791)
silk, linen, cotton, wool, baleen
(a) 150.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat) (wedding dress) (b) 97.3 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat) (petticoat)
Purchased, 1970
D71.a-b-1970


Derby Porcelain, Derby manufacturer

England c. 1748–1848

Bird
(c. 1790)
porcelain (soft-paste) 
8.4 x 3.7 x 7.6 cm 
The Colin Templeton Collection. Gift of Mrs Colin Templeton, 1942
468A-D4


MADAME GOUGH, London (court dressmaker); Sarah Ann GOUGH (designer)

English (c. 1880), English 1883–1900 

Scrap album fancy dress
(c. 1893) 
silk, cotton, linen, paper, glue, metal (fastening), wood, leather, baleen, wax, paint 
(a) 29.3 cm (centre back) 24.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 105.5 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
(c) 81.4 x 66.4 x 3.4 cm (fan) (d-e) 9.2 x 7.0 x 24.9 cm (each) (shoes) (f) 11.5 x 61.5 cm (sash) 
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special
grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D181.a-f-1974 


THIERRY MUGLER, Paris (fashion house); Thierry MUGLER (designer)

French (1974), French (1948–2022)

Evening dress
(1994)
polyester (crepe), satin, metal, plastic (boning) 
138.0 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat) 
Gift of Harry Chojna in memory of Heather Chojna, 2021
2021.66


Derby Porcelain, Derby manufacturer

England (c. 1748–1848)   

Rustic musician, woman
(c. 1765-70)
porcelain (soft-paste) 
22.5 x 16.7 x 12.8 cm 
The Colin Templeton Collection. Gift of Mrs Colin Templeton, 1942
417.2-D4 


HOLEPROOF, Australia

Australian 1930–   

Slippers
(c. 1967) 
polyester, foam, vinyl, lycra 
(a-b) h x 9.0 x 26.0 cm irreg. (each) 
Gift of Mrs Mary Lipshut, 1986
CT48.a-b-1986


HUSSEIN CHALAYAN, London (fashion house); Hussein CHALAYAN (designer)

English (1995), Cyprian (1970), emigrated to England (1982)

Cast dress no. 2
2001 (spring-summer, Ventriloquy collection) 
polyester resin 
(a) 44.0 x 39.0 x 20.0 cm (front) (top) (b) 45.0 x 40.0 x 22.0 cm (back) (top)
(c) 60.0 x 95.5 x 34.0 cm (front) (skirt) (d) 60.0 x 88.5 x 30.0 cm (back) (skirt) 
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Norma and Stuart Leslie, Governors, 2001
2001.23.a-d


ENGLAND

Dress
(c. 1842) 
block-printed wool, silk (ribbon), metal (hooks), baleen 
128.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat) 
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of
David Syme & Co. Limited, Fellow, 1977
D67-1977


Max KLINGER

German 1857–1920

Cast of artist’s hands
1920 
plaster 
14.0 x 35.3 x 19.5 cm 
Gift of Mrs Marcelle Osins, 1994
S2-1994


David WOOD

Australia 1866–1900 

Harold, Grace and Victor Morris
(1902)
cabinet print
gelatin silver photograph 
13.9 x 9.6 cm
Gift of C. Stuart Tompkins, 1972
PH71-1972


Dorothea LANGE

American 1895–1965

Woman of the high plains, near Childress, Texas
(1938), printed (c. 1975)
gelatin silver photograph 
49.4 x 39.3 cm (image) 50.5 x 40.6 cm (sheet) 
Purchased, 1975
PH107-1975


Unknown

1940s

Bunch of feather flowers
(1940) 
feathers, wire, crepe paper, silk and cotton thread 
38.0 x 35.2 x 21.0 cm (variable) 
Presented through the NGV Foundation by John McPhee, Member, 2003
2003.465


THE NETHERLANDS

Flowerpiece
(late 17th century)
oil on canvas
70.4 x 54.6 cm
Gift of Mr Norton E. Grimwade in memory of his wife Mrs Norton E. Grimwade, 1945
1417-4


BERIL JENTS, Sydney (fashion house); Beril JENTS (designer)

Australia 1944–1986, Australia 1918–2013

Evening dress and stole
(c. 1955)
silk, silk (chiffon), cotton, cotton (organdie), metal, plastic, synthetic fibres, cellophane 
(a) 111.0 cm (centre back) 33.5cm (waist, flat) (dress) (b) 235.0 x 79.0 cm (stole)
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2008
2008.21.a-b


CHINESE

Dish
porcelain
4.6 x 17.6 cm diameter
Felton Bequest, 1933
3455-D3


Piel Frères, Paris manufacturer

France 1855–1925   

Belt buckle (Bust of a woman)
(c. 1900)
gilt-metal, enamel
5.7 x 6.9 x 0.8 cm
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
2019.1122


UNKNOWN, Australia (manufacturer)

Flowers
(1972) 
silk, paper, rubber, metal
24.0 x 24.5 x 1.0 cm
Gift of Elvala Ayton, 2004
2004.634.d


NASA, Washington, D.C.

American 1958–   

“The world looked like a jewel on black velvet”, moon surface lower foreground, earth in distance (Apollo 8)
(1968) (reverse)
type C photograph on aluminium
39.0 x 48.9 cm (image and sheet) 
Presented by Photimport, 1971
PH380-1971


OSSIE CLARK, London (fashion house); Ossie CLARK (designer)

English 1965–1983, English 1942–1996  

Pineapple dress
(1972)
rayon (crepe, machine embroidery), plastic (buttons)
126.5 cm (centre back) 30.5 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased, 1972
D27-1972


Edward La Trobe BATEMAN

English 1816–1897, worked in Australia 1852–69, Scotland (c. 1871)–1897

A trail of passion flowers
(c. 1860)
watercolour, pencil and gum arabic 
36.1 x 25.5 cm (image and sheet)
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs James Evans, Governor, 1989
P134-1989


NGV Conservation Photography 
Custom made traditional storage boxes for lacquered artworks


NGV Conservation Photography
NGV Frame maker shaping gesso ornament on re-created parts of the frame for The Wheel of Fortune by Edward Burne-Jones 


NGV Conservation Photography 
NGV Paper Conservator preparing the brochures for display with a new hanging system 


NGV Conservation Photography
Fashion and textile conservation treatment


NGV Conservation Photography
Nicholas Caire, Fairy scene at the landslip, Black’s Spur (c. 1878), crystoleum; the crystoleum was treated and reframed in 2001; Verso view of primary glass plate with hand colouring


NGV Conservation Photography
Iris Van Herpen, Frozen Falls, gown and headpiece 2019, being unboxed


NGV Conservation Photography 
Conservation photograph of the J. M. W. Turner painting, Dunstanburgh Castle, north-east coast of Northumberland, sunrise after a squally night (1798) 


NGV Conservation Photography
Inside padding front, for MADAME GOUGH, London; Sarah Ann Gough, Scrap album fancy dress (c. 1893)


NGV Conservation Photography 
Watercolour charts, normal lighting 


NGV Conservation Photography
X-RAY Scan of Charles I being handed the key to the Castle, from the exhibition Exquisite Threads: English Embroidery 1600s-1900s From the NGV Collection 2015


NGV Conservation Photography
Conservation items


NGV Conservation Photography 
Documentation for Starting Out, Intaglio Printmaker 1981


Grace Wood

Australia born 1992 

Like a jewel (Me as a Shrigley) 2022–23


WORTH, Paris (couture house); Charles Frederick WORTH (designer)

French 1857–1954, French 1825–1895

Afternoon dress
(c. 1890) 
silk (satin, cut velvet) 
(a) 40.5 cm (centre back) 28.0 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 135.5 cm (centre back) 28.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
2015.688.a-b


LA PETITE, Melbourne (fashion house); Pat ROGERS (designer)

Australian 1940–1986, Australian active 1940–1986

Evening dress
(1956)
silk (organza), silk (taffeta), feathers (ostrich), cotton (tulle), glass (bugle beads), (diamentés), acetate (sequins), metal (fastenings) 
(a) 23.0 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 109.0 cm (centre back) 39.4 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Gift of Annette Taylor (née Klooger), 2012
2012.270.a-b


FRANCE

Evening dress
(c. 1923) 
silk (satin, tulle), glass (beads), sequins 
147.5 cm (centre back) 43.0 cm (waist, flat) 
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
2015.704


NASA, Washington, D.C.

American 1958–    

“The world looked like a jewel on black velvet”, moon surface lower foreground, earth in distance (Apollo 8)
(1968) 
type C photograph on aluminium 
39.0 x 48.9 cm (image and sheet) 
Presented by Photimport, 1971
PH380-1971


Philip Wilson STEER

English 1860–1942   

Uplands
(1923)
watercolour
Felton Bequest, 1924
1338-3


Dorrit BLACK

Australian 1891–1951, worked in England and France 1927–29

Gum trees
(1933-1935) 
oil on canvas on canvas 
38.0 x 55.1 cm (image) 42.0 x 59.8 cm irreg. (canvas)
Purchased with funds donated by George and Patricia Kline and family, 2015
2015.82


UNKNOWN, Australia

Dress
(c. 1865) 
silk, cotton, glass 
(a) 175.0 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress) (b) 66.5 x 84.5 cm irreg. (sash) 
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D145.a-b-1974


Sei HORAKU

Japanese   

Tea bowl
(19th century)
earthenware
9.3 x 17.1 cm diameter
Felton Bequest, 1921
2337-D3


Rupert BUNNY

Australian 1864–1947, worked throughout Europe 1888–1933

Sketch for Farm house and olive trees, near Cassis
(c. 1931)
oil on paper on plywood
(19.4 x 22.4 cm)
Gift of Mr A. J. L. McDonnell, 1948
1837.23-4


R.A.K. MARSHALL

English 1849–1902

A bit of Devonshire
(1887)
watercolour, gum arabic and scratching out
68.8 x 53.3 cm (sheet)
Bequest of Alfred Felton, 1904
153-2


MASTER OF THE LEGEND OF ST CATHERINE (workshop of)

Flemish 1470–1500

Triptych with the miracles of Christ
(1491–1495)
oil on wood panel
122.4 x 184.0 cm (overall) (framed)
Felton Bequest, 1922
1247-3


George O’BRIEN

Irish 1822–1888, worked in Australia (c. 1837)–(c. 1863), New Zealand (c. 1863)–88

Otago Harbour from Signal Hill
(1866)
watercolour over pencil 
40.6 x 60.6 cm (image)
Purchased, 1960
689-5


Clara FOLINGSBY

German (c. 1839)–(c. 1873)

Trees, Ireland
(1860s)
oil on canvas
42.4 x 35.6 cm
Purchased, 1891
p.389.6-1


LA PETITE, Melbourne (fashion house); Pat RODGERS (designer)

Australian 1940–1986, Australian active 1940–1986

Cocktail dress
(c. 1955)
silk, wool, cotton, metal, acetate
116.0 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat)
Gift of Mr J. O. Wicking, 1999
1999.448


THE NETHERLANDS

Flowerpiece
(late 17th century)
oil on canvas 
70.4 x 54.6 cm
Gift of Mr Norton E. Grimwade in memory of his wife Mrs Norton E. Grimwade, 1945
1417-4


John RUSSELL

Australian 1858–1930, worked throughout Europe (1886)–1921

Peonies and head of a woman
(c. 1887) 
oil on canvas 
40.7 x 65.0 cm 
The Joseph Brown Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2004
2004.218


Grace Wood

Australia born 1992

Soggy (Adamson, take a picture it’ll last longer) 2022–23


MADAME GOUGH, London (court dressmaker); Sarah Ann GOUGH (designer)

English (c. 1880), English 1883–1900

Scrap album fancy dress
(c. 1893)
silk, cotton, linen, paper, glue, metal (fastening), wood, leather, baleen, wax, paint
(a) 29.3 cm (centre back) 24.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 105.5 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (skirt) (c) 81.4 x 66.4 x 3.4 cm (fan)
(d-e) 9.2 x 7.0 x 24.9 cm (each) (shoes) (f) 11.5 x 61.5 cm (sash)
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D181.a-f-1974


THIERRY MUGLER, Paris (fashion house); Thierry MUGLER (designer)

France 1974; France 1948–2022

Dress
1990 (spring-summer 1990)
acetate, viscose, metal
88.9 cm (centre back) 66.0 cm (waist, flat) 
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2007
2007.519


GRÈS, Paris (couture house); Madame GRÈS (designer)

France 1942; France 1903–1993

Evening dress
1946 (spring-summer 1946)
silk (jersey, crepe)
165.0 cm (centre back) 29.25 cm (waist, flat) 
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
2015.628


MOSCHINO, Milan (fashion house); Franco MOSCHINO (designer)

Italy 1983; Italy 1950–1994

Dress
(c. 1988)
cotton, poyamide, elastomer, metal
80.0 cm (centre back) 32.0 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Fashion and Textiles, 2019
2019.599


E.G. ADAMSON

Australia 1895–1974

No title (Woman looking upwards)
(1930s)
gelatin silver photograph
37.5 x 29.4 cm (image and sheet)
Gift of Mr E. V. C. Adamson, 1982
PH310-1982


NGV Archival photography
Crates for Bookshop background


NGV Conservation photography
Watercolour charts, showing normal lighting


NGV Conservation photography 
Painting conservator, undertaking treatment work 


NGV Conservation photography 
Conservation treatment of a ballgown 


Grace Wood

Australia born 1992 

Tethered 2022–23


INDIAN

Small birds
(c. 1970) 
plaster, coloured pigments 
1.5 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm (approx.) (each) 
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2021
2021.491


INDIAN

Large birds
(c. 1970)
plaster, coloured pigments
3.4 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm (approx.)(each) 
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2021
2021.490


C. Stuart TOMPKINS

Australian 1900–1982  

Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie…, Jubilee Day Parade, Alice Springs
(1951), printed (1984)
gelatin silver photograph
25.4 x 35.8 cm (image)
Accessioned, 1984
PH339-1984


Italy, Venice

Bust of a woman, door boss
late 16th century
bronze
12.6 x 10.8 x 11.2 cm
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
4033-D3


INDIAN

Embroidered strip
(mid 20th century)
cotton, silk (thread), mirror
18.0 x 287.7 cm
Purchased NGV Foundation with the assistance of the Vivien Knowles Fund for Asian Art, 2016
2016.487


W.H. HARRISON; Oswald CAMPBELL

1820–1887; emigrated to Australia (c. 1850), late 1860s

Windsor, as nightfall
engraved woodblock, inked
Bequest of Flora McDonald Anderson, April 1988
P128-1988


James Havard THOMAS

English 1854–1921, worked in Italy 1889–1906

Castagnettes (No.2)
(1900)
bronze statuette
33.6 x 24.6 x 13.5 cm
Felton Bequest, 1923
1274-3


LA PETITE, Melbourne (fashion house); Pat ROGERS (designer)

Australian 1940–1986; Australian active 1940–1986

Evening dress
(1956) 
silk (organza), silk (taffeta), feathers (ostrich), cotton (tulle), glass (bugle beads), (diamentés), acetate (sequins), metal (fastenings) 
(a) 23.0 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 109.0 cm (centre back) 39.4 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Gift of Annette Taylor (née Klooger), 2012
2012.270.a-b


POSTER DRESSES, London (manufacturer); Harry GORDON (graphic designer)

English (c. 1967)–(c. 1969); American 1930–2007, worked in England and Spain 1959–73, Spain 1973–2007

Eye poster dress
(1968)
screen-printed rayon and nylon
87.2 cm (centre back) 54.0 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased, 1991
CT77-1991


HAGETSU Tosatsu

Japanese 1516–1585

Birds and flowers in a landscape
(1575)
pair of six panel folding screens: ink and pigments on paper, lacquer on wood, silk, brass, paper
(a) 155.6 x 357.0 cm (image and sheet) (b) 155.6 x 356.6 cm (image and sheet)
Felton Bequest, 1958
1762.a-b-D4


Nicholas CAIRE

Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918

Fairy scene at the Landslip, Blacks’ Spur
(c. 1878)
albumen silver photograph
28.2 x 22.4 cm
Purchased, 1994
1995.8


ENGLAND

Carriage dress
(c. 1830) 
silk (Gros de Naples), cotton (lace), metal (buckle, hooks and eyes)
153.0 cm (centre back) 34.0 cm (waist, flat)
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D124-1974


Grace Wood

Australia born 1992 

Fairy scene at the Landslip (slippery slope, after Caire) 2022–23


Piel Frères, Paris manufacturer

France 1855 – 1925

Belt buckle (Bust of a woman)
(c. 1900)
gilt-metal, enamel
5.7 x 6.9 x 0.8 cm
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
2019.1122


René Lalique designer

France 1860–1945

Verrerie Combs-la-Ville, Combs-la-Ville manufacturer
France 1909–20

Fish, brooch
Poissons

(c. 1911)
glass (mould-pressed and stained), gilt-metal 
1.7 x 4.4 cm diameter
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
2019.924


England manufacturer

Order of the Bath
(c. 1936)
brass, copper, steel, velvet, synthetic fur, paste, metallic cord, (stuffing)
9.9 x 9.9 x 1.9 cm
Gift of Mr Alex Isaacson, 1938
3787B.k-D3


Nicholas CAIRE

Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918

Fairy scene at the Landslip, Blacks’ Spur
(c. 1878)
collodian glass plate negative
30.2 x 25.2 cm
Gift of John Cato, 1990
PH111-1990


Nicholas CAIRE

Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918  

Fairy scene at the Landslip, Blacks’ Spur
(c. 1878)
crystoleum
(28.2 x 24.0 cm) 
Purchased, 1995
1995.668


NASA, Washington, D.C.

American 1958

“The world looked like a jewel on black velvet”, moon surface lower foreground, earth in distance (Apollo 8)
(1968)
type C photograph on aluminium
39.0 x 48.9 cm (image and sheet)
Presented by Photimport, 1971
PH380-1971


Adolphe BRAUN

French 1811–1877

No title (Flower study)
(1854)
albumen silver photograph
37.5 x 44.4 cm irreg. (image and sheet)
Presented by the National Gallery Women’s Association, 1995
1995.573


MASTER OF THE LEGEND OF ST CATHERINE (workshop of)

Flemish 1470–1500

Triptych with the miracles of Christ
(1491-1495)
oil on wood panel
122.4 x 184.0 cm (overall) (framed) 
Felton Bequest, 1922
1247-3


ADRIAN, Los Angeles (fashion house); Gilbert ADRIAN (designer); ROBAIX, New York (textile manufacturer)

American 1941–1952, American 1903–1959, (1940s-1950s)

Dress
(1948)
screenprinted acetat
125.0 cm (centre back) 30.1 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased, 2002
2002.183


THE NETHERLANDS

Flowerpiece
(late 17th century) 
oil on canvas 
70.4 x 54.6 cm 
Gift of Mr Norton E. Grimwade in memory of his wife Mrs Norton E. Grimwade, 1945
1417-4


Lorraine BARBER

Australian 1882–1966, worked in India 1908–48 

No title (Lotus flowers)
(c. 1919-1930) 
gelatin silver photograph
20.7 x 29.8 cm (image and sheet) 
Gift of Miss Margaret Barber, 1987
PH171-1987


John BLOGG

Canadian 1851–1936, worked in Australia 1877–1936

The fallen
(1925)
Queensland Maple (Flindersia brayleyana)
40.7 x 105.4 x 12.0 cm 
Gift of the family of John Kendrick Blogg, 1976
D2-1976


Jack CATO

Australian 1889–1971, worked in England 1909–14, South Africa 1914–20

No title (Triple portrait)
(1938-1943)
gelatin silver photograph
42.6 x 35.0 cm (image and sheet)
Presented through the NGV Foundation by John Cato, Fellow, 2005
2005.219


Maija ISOLA (designer); MARIMEKKO, Helsinki (manufacturer)

Finnish 1927–2001, Finnish 1951, worked in France and Algeria 1970–76

Kaivo, fabric length 
1964 (designed); 1965 (printed)
screenprinted cotton
213.0 x 139.5 cm
Gift of John Hinds, 2021
2020.206


MADAME GOUGH, London (court dressmaker); Sarah Ann GOUGH (designer)

English (c. 1880), English 1883–1900

Scrap album fancy dress
(c. 1893)
silk, cotton, linen, paper, glue, metal (fastening), wood, leather, baleen, wax, paint
(a) 29.3 cm (centre back) 24.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 105.5 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (skirt) (c) 81.4 x 66.4 x 3.4 cm (fan)
(d-e) 9.2 x 7.0 x 24.9 cm (each) (shoes) (f) 11.5 x 61.5 cm (sash) 
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D181.a-f-1974


NGV Conservation Photography 
Frames from the NGV frame conservation lab


NGV Conservation Photography 
NGV Gallery environment microsite tools and instruments photography


NGV Conservation Photography
Gilding tools and materials


NGV Conservation Photography
Documentation for Starting Out, Intaglio Printmaker 1981


NGV Commercial Photography
Fridge magnets