white life jacket made by E.H Brett & Sons in 1931 of Balmain, Sydney […]
Material: Textile
Brownies uniform
Brown dress adorned with a number of patches and badges, over a yellow collared shirt (polo-style), with a matching bucket hat and bag. Dress: 37.5W x 73.5L cm / Shirt: 38.8W x 57.5L cm / Hat: 27.5Dia x 13H / Bag: 32.5H x 27W cm […]
Commonwealth Games unitard
Yellow short cotton Lycra unitard, attached pleated two tone skirt, yellow and gold. Black and white piping around skirt and shoulders, manufacturers label inside. Used by the Flying Fruit Fly Circus in the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne. […]
satin shorts
Emerald green satin shorts stitched together from multiple fabric pieces repurposed repeatedly throughout the history of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. They have an elastic waistband with the top seam often left open to allow for easy alteration, embroidered white cotton stars, and red internal stitching. […]
elephant costume
Two part costume. 1. Head mounted on metal frame which attaches around the torso. Form is made of foam with painted fabric overlay. Internal pulley system inside. Sea urchin tusks, painted dome eyes, red velvet headress with silver stars, red tassels with a gold trim, and plastic Hawaiian garland decoration attached. 2. Over-sized trousers made […]
Happy Cooks costume
Hand-painted unitard with egg and spatula motif […]
‘The Flying Fruit Fly Circus’ prop banner
Backdrop banner on heavy linen fixed to bamboo rod for hanging, painted with ‘The Flying Fruit Fly Circus’ […]
Union Jack flag
framed, small Union Jack flag […]
mourning cap
Black silk and linen mourning cap with beads, sequins and floral applique, machine-made lace with ribbon ties and ornamental bows made of velvet cotton. […]
box seats
Two box seats constructed of cedar frame, made in three parts. Green seat: 72.5 x 135 x 50cm Central box seat has a cushion filled with kapok and padded arched backrest. Two padded wide arms with curtain fronts concealing two wooden shelves under each arm. A box-pleated skirt around the base, self-piping, and gold braid […]