First speaker: Whalebone and its Afterlife: Fashion Innovation, Adaptation and Sustainability, c. 1600-1950 For over four hundred years whale baleen (historically known as whalebone) was sought after for use in western fashion manufacturing where this plastic-like material was used to create a wide range of men and women’s garments and accessories, most notably corsetry. This talk draws […]
The next installment in the seminar series from Australian Catholic University and Old Treasury! ‘Material Histories’ presents new scholarship from a wide range of speakers, all united by their passion for objects! First speaker: Happy little Vegemite soldiers: rationing, Vegemite and national identity in WWII Vegemite might be an Australian cultural icon now, but the […]
The next installment in the seminar series from Australian Catholic University and Old Treasury! ‘Material Histories’ presents new scholarship from a wide range of speakers, all united by their passion for objects! Sarah Hayes: Toileting early Melbourne: The political landscape and lived reality of chamber pots, cesspits and night pans What made Smellbourne so […]
