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  1. Twenties Formal Evening Dress

    1920 - 1930

    Twenties Formal Evening Dress

    Historic and aesthetic. It is a lovely example of a formal garment worn in the 1920's, requiring considerable dressmaking skills to design and complete. It is a very good example of a roaring twenties dress, ...

    1920 - 1930

  2. Max Humfress V's swimming costume

    1906 - 1916

    Max Humfress V's swimming costume

    This very rare example of a young boy's homemade V's dates to around 1911. The images of 3 year old Max Humfress wearing them add tremendous interest and value to this garment. The provenance is ...

    1906 - 1916

  3. Regimental Jacket worn by Dr. John ...

    1830 - 1836

    Regimental Jacket worn by Dr. John ...

    This regimental dress jacket is significant for its association with the NSW penal colony and with the Sydney convict hospital, also known as the ‘Rum’ hospital in particular. The jacket belonged to Dr John Vaughan ...

    1830 - 1836

  4. Summer evening gown

    1940 - 1945

    Summer evening gown

     This dress is an excellent example of the re- use of materials in a time of scarcity and hardship. It is believed that the fabric was donated by a textile manufacturing firm, possibly from the ...

    1940 - 1945

  5. Boy's black velveteen suit

    1928 - 1930

    Boy's black velveteen suit

    This boy's suit is one of three black velveteen suits made in the 1920s for Ori, Roy and Leo Pastega, the sons of an Italian migrant family. The suits were made by the boys' mother ...

    1928 - 1930

  6. De Bortoli cream silk 1920s wedding ...

    1928 - 1929

    De Bortoli cream silk 1920s wedding ...

    This cream silk wedding dress was worn by Giuseppina (Pineta) Bisa for her marriage to Vittorio De Bortoli in 1929 at Bilbul, near Griffith, New South Wales. The dress was purchased from a French catalogue ...

    1928 - 1929

  7. Mans Brown Leather Trench Coat

    1915 - 1925

    Mans Brown Leather Trench Coat

    This classic leather trench coat is typical of those worn by men in the early 20th Century. Trench coats were developed in the first word war to be worn by allied soldiers as a windbreaker ...

    1915 - 1925

  8. Hilda Smith's black silk satin and ...

    1908 - 1912

    Hilda Smith's black silk satin and ...

    This dress is a significant example of a well provenanced stylish dress worn for special occasions by a pioneering woman. This well-made black dress belonged to Hilda Mabel Smith, nee Spencer who was born in ...

    1908 - 1912

  9. Boy's smock

    1891 - 1893

    Boy's smock

    The Edwards family have had a long association with the Dungog region. The garment is of historic significance as it is an every day cotton smock of a boy who was born in 1887 and ...

    1891 - 1893

  10. Man's Chinese informal court robe

    1895

    Man's Chinese informal court robe

    This man's Chinese informal court robe, acquired by W. H. Stevens of the Victorian Naval Brigade when he was deployed to China during the Boxer Rebellion, is a fine example of a silk kosu tapestry ...

    1895

  11. The Press dress worn by Mrs ...

    1866 - 1867

    The Press dress worn by Mrs ...

    This dress belonged to Mrs Matilda Butters, second wife of colourful Melbourne politician and businessman James Stewart Butters. It was first worn at the mayor's fancy dress ball in September 1866, held to celebrate the ...

    1866 - 1867

  12. Full dress tail coat and cocked ...

    1832 - 1853

    Full dress tail coat and cocked ...

    This Royal Navy officer’s full dress coat and cocked hat was worn by Jeremiah Linde Jones (c.1796-1866), a ships Purser who settled in the Braidwood area between 1838 and 1845.  The design of the uniform ...

    1832 - 1853