Magnet Set - The Metropolitan and Aesthetic Teapot

Leigh Bowery magnet approx. 6.1 x 9.8 cm
Worcester Royal Porcelain Co magnet approx. 8.6 x 7 cm
Made in Melbourne
Exclusive to the NGV design store

Leigh Bowery Australian 1961–94, worked in England 1981–94
The Metropolitan c. 1988
cotton, rayon, leather, sequins, metal, paint
(a) 184.0 cm (centre back), 67.0 cm (sleeve length) (dress), (b) 125.0 cm (centre back), 77.0 cm (waist, flat) (outer petticoat), (c) 125.0 cm (centre back), 112.0 cm (waist, flat) (inner petticoat), (d) 109.0 × 8.0 cm irreg. (belt), (e) 50.0 × 8.0 cm (neck belt), (f-g) 21.0 × 12.0 cm irreg. (each) (gloves), (h) 91.0 cm (outer circumference), 19.0 cm (height), 23.5 cm (width) (helmet), (i-j) 24.0 cm (height) (each), 12.0 cm (width) (each), 26.0 cm (length) (each) (shoes)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1999
© Courtesy of the artist's estate

Worcester Royal Porcelain Co., Worcester (manufacturer)
England est. 1862
Aesthetic teapot 1882
porcelain
(a-b) 15.4 × 17.5 × 8.5 cm (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Presented through the NGV
Foundation by Dr Robert Wilson, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2002