DANCE COSTUME, ‘Snowflake’, cream satin dress with fake fur around hem and matching fur muff, cape and hat.
[.1] DRESS: Cream satin bodice, lined with white cotton fabric, long puffed sleeves and gathered skirt, with band of faux fur with black painted stripes. Dress opens down the back and is closed with four press studs
[.2] CAPE: Cream satin cape with faux fur trim around circular edge and around the neck which has two long elongated ties, terminating in a split to emulate animal skin
[.3] HAT: Cream cap, faux fur with black markings. A broad, cerise velvet ribbon tied into a flat bow is hand sewn across the crown. A hair clip is inserted into the ribbon. Hat elastic sewn at jawbone
[.4] MUFF, white fake fur with black painted stripes, red cord handle threaded through centre of muff and red cord bow to front; plastic green holly leaves and red berries
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H2013.653.1-4 |
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| Accession Date: | 20 Nov 2014 |
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| Acquisition Year: | 2014 |
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| Credit: | Mrs Dolly Cetinich |
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Material
| Satin/Textile | [.1] Satin, cotton,synthetic fur, metal press studs and safety pins [.2] Satin, synthetic fur [.3] Velvet, elastic, reinforced net, synthetic fur [.4] Synthetic fur, satin/silk cord, plastic leaves and berries
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| Synthetic/Textile | [.3 & .4] |
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| Plastic/Synthetic/Polymer | .4 |
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Measurement
| width | 810mm | Sleeves and skirt extended |
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| height | 750mm | Cape with ties extended |
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| height | 300mm | Measured flat including velvet ribbon edge to hat elastic |
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| height | 150mm | including red cord handle |
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| depth_meters_ | 0.1m | Including cord and holly |
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