pair of black leather heeled shoes. […]
Material: Textile
Chisholm family doll
Hush-a-Bye Australia Composition doll, No. 7 once owned by the Chisholm family of The Pines near Blair Athol. Painted face and limbs with open mouth. […]
shearer’s booties
handmade textile shoes worn by a shearer […]
Hazel Marsh’s hairdressing kit
hand-held case with various hairdressing tools including scissors and manual clippers. […]
last rites communion box
Last rites communion box, wooden (possible Oregon Pine) lined with purple velvet fabric which shows some signs of age. Two strips of faded gold(?) ribbon in very poor condition diagonally stretched across the inside of each door. The box has a working latch to keep it closed. Contains a silver-plated candle stick, with scallop shell […]
standard life jacket
white life jacket made by E.H Brett & Sons in 1931 of Balmain, Sydney […]
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 […]
Mary Andersons’s dress
Fitted jacket with decorative front, fabric-covered buttons and rear flap to accommodate bustle. Floor-length ruffled skirt with bustle. Gray fabric. Possible designer: Madame Jex de Paris, milliner and dressmaker / Possible maker: Mrs Bird, Portman Square W, London Skirt: 99cm (l), 58cm (waist) / Jacket: bust: 82cm (bust), 83cm (l) [top of mandarin collar to […]
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. […]