Collection Online
Medium
straw, silk, cotton
Measurements
143.0 cm (outer circumference) 4.0 cm (height) 49.0 cm (width)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
label, inside crown along band, woven and embroidered in gold: Thomas Harrison of Melbourne / 3RD FLOOR / CHARTRES HOUSE. / 163 COLLINS ST ('T' in ST superscript and underlined)
Accession Number
D239-1980
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Thomas Harrison, 1980
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Natural baku straw with flat crown and a wide brim lined with double grey pleated chantilly lace, the crown trimmed with a band of twisted pink velvet.