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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: MUSEUM DISPLAY - EDWARDIAN GOWNS

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Overview

High gloss, coloured photograph of two cream silk full length Edwardian gowns held in Subiaco Museum collection. Both have high boned neck lines with lace trimming. One gown has a row of red glass buttons on the yoke. The gown on he left has accession no. 86.25 and the right, no. A 218. The restored ticket box from the Coliseum Picture Gardens (early 20th century) is in the background, and on white shelving to the right, glass, china and silver household items are displayed.

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Photographic paper and chemicals

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cwa-org-43-2005.230

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Material

Photographic Paper

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Curator, Christobel Bennett

Keywords

COLISEUM Theatre

Statement of significance

Local, cultural history, history of costume, dressmaking.

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