King of Moomba Crown – “Melbourne Life” c1985

Registration number

1091480

Title

King of Moomba Crown – “Melbourne Life”

Production date

c1985

Medium

silk, plastic gems, braid on internal frame

Dimensions (H x W x D)

24 x 20 x 20 cm

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Moomba, Crown, Headdress, King, Costume

Summary

Purple slubbed silk fabric with gold and silver trim, in which are embedded plastic white, green and red 'gems'. This crown appears to have been worn by successive kings from 1985 to 1987 and also by the Moomba Monarchs, from 1988 until the demise of the system. Ian "Molly" Meldrum is the first king whose portrait shows him wearing this crown.