Accession[2009.0028] Historic Academic GownsIdentifierUMA-IT-000002001Scope and ContentInscriptions: There are labels sewn inside both of the academic hoods - 010.7 on a white label "Ede & Ravenscroft Ltd / 93/94 Chancery Lane / London W,C.2". 010.8 on a black label in yellow gold thread in cursive script "Collegiate / Cap & Gown Co. /[illegible]. Plastic bag (010.3) has gold lettering printed on it "Ede & Ravenscroft Ltd. / EST. 1689 / The Robe Makers / London"
The various objects in the box should be more fully catalogued. All of the items have been photographed. There are eight items relating to this object and they are as follows: Cardboard box (010.1) Ceremony notes (010.2) Robe makers plastic bag (010.3) Maroon cylinder (010.4) Degree (010.5) Notes on Menzies (010.6) Academic hood (010.7) Academic hood (010.8) Founded in 1689, Ede & Ravenscroft have provided robes to universities, churches and the legal profession for over three hundred years. They have also created royal costumes for the coronations of many British kings and queens, including King Edward VII, King George III and Queen Elizabeth II.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2009.0028 Unit 0010
Protocol & Events (The University of Melbourne), Academic Gown, [UMA-IT-000002001]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 23/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/464554
