Gallery Highlight
This Gallery Highlight series is an ongoing feature that looks at hat collections in fashion and art galleries from across the globe. There are pieces that are part of museum collections that have been specifically acquired as they represent part of the culture
from the museum's
local history. This series aims to highlight some of these pieces.
Museum of Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane City, Australia
The Museum of Brisbane was founded in 1859 and is central to conversations about the evolving life of Brisbane, its histories and contemporary cultures. Originally the museum operated from a room set aside in the city’s Windmill. It has had many homes through the city, but is now housed within iconic Brisbane City Hall. The collection’s holdings
expanded in 1912 when a large number of works by local artist Richard Randall were donated by his father. During the 1960s and ’70s more works were added through gifts and purchases when the City Hall Arts and Historical Committee became responsible for development of the collection. The museum is home to the
Easton Pearson Archive, which is the largest textile collection from a single Australian fashion house held by a museum. The collection has more than 3,300 signature garments from Brisbane’s most successful fashion house. Easton Pearson was created by Brisbane locals Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson, who led the internationally successful label from 1988 to 2016.
More information
www.museumofrisbane.com.au
Easton Pearson
White feather headdress - Cruise 2005 Made from white feathers, silver gota work, Swarovski crystals and sequins
This Easton Pearson headdress is the epitome of holiday glamour. Part of their 2005 Cruise collection, showcasing abundant
frilled skirts, drop waists and sequin patterning, the headdress speaks to the brand’s bold yet refined style. This item exemplifies Easton Pearson’s use of elaborate beading and detailed embellishment, and in this case, a dazzling array of white plumage.
B. Mountcastle & Sons, Naval and Military
Hatters, Brisbane Boy soldier’s hat, 1914
Made from brass, cotton, leather, leatherette, cardboard and satin
This cap was gifted to Museum of Brisbane by John Bowering and is part of a child’s replica First World War uniform. The uniform was owned and worn by John’s family and, despite being a costume piece, demonstrates the maker’s technical handicraft. This style is consistent with that of the British service cap, also known as a peaked cap, which was one of the styles worn by Australians during the war. It is adorned with a Rising Sun badge inscribed with the words “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces”. Today the hat is in the permanent exhibition of the German Hat Museum.
ARP Air raid helmet, 1940s
Black helmet stencilled with white letters front and back, black painted metal, leather fitting with drawstring and canvas strap
This Second World War
helmet was worn by a member of the civil defence network in
Brisbane. The helmet was owned by a member of the ARP (Air Raid
Precautions) volunteer warden team, who worked to protect civilians and ensure wartime rules were followed. The helmet, which is made of metal, is intended to protect the wearer in the event of an air raid, which was both expected and feared in Brisbane upon the commencement of the Pacific War in 1941.
february 2022 | 49 Photo: Carl Warner, City of Brisbane Collection, Museum of Brisbane
Photo: Carl Warner, donated by Dr Paul Eliadis through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program 2017, Easton Pearson Archive, Museum of Brisbane Collection
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