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Cap

ABYSS STUDIO, Melbourne (fashion house), Sara THORN (designer), Bruce SLORACH (designer)
Cap
 1989

Medium
cotton, plastic

Measurements
78.5 cm (outer circumference) 10.0 cm (height) 21.5 cm (width)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the National Gallery Women's Association, 1995

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, inside cap, printed in black on white: ABYSS STUDIO

Accession Number
1995.770

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Baseball-style cap, with stiff visor and adjustable plastic band at the back. The crown and visor are covered with red cotton fabric printed with a design of stars, flowers and planets in blue, the underside of the visor printed in black. The centre front is decorated by a machine embroidered Abyss emblem depicting a surreal eye.

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