ON WATCH POCKETS, FITTED BOXES AND CHATELAINES with Dr Genevieve Cummins

Tuesday 10 May 2011, 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Complete chatelaines and fully fitted boxes with original or compatible contents have fascinated this speaker for decades. Following research on watch chatelaines, a further study has been undertaken on the manner of wearing watches. One interesting feature here has been the watch pocket – as part of an outfit, as an item to be worn, or for use at night. All these ideas will be covered in this talk.

Genevieve Cummins, a Sydney based Paediatric Surgeon, is the co-author with Nerylla Taunton, of Chatelaines: Utility to Glorious Extravagance (1994), and the author of Antique Boxes – Inside and Out (2005), and How the Watch was Worn: A Fashion for 500 Years (2010). 

SOLD OUT This event is currently at capacity. If you wish to be added to the waitlist, please email visitorservices@johnstoncollection.org or call The Johnston Collection on (03) 9416 2515 and we will contact you if places become available.