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Clothing and Textiles



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Compass hidden in uniform buttons of RAF pilots        
(for open position see 27-02-01/9), to help them       
find their bearings in case they were shot down        
over enemy territory.                                  
World War II
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Compass hidden in uniform buttons of RAF pilots (for open position see 2...

Compass hidden in uniform buttons of RAF pilots        
(for closed position see 27-02-01/8), to help them     
find their bearings in case they were shot down        
over enemy territory.                                  
World War II
#170202 9

Compass hidden in uniform buttons of RAF pilots (for closed position see...

Safety pin with hidden compass and a pencil which      
becomes a compass when its pencil clip is balanced     
on its sharpened point. Such tiny implements were      
used by Allied airmen as well as agents and members    
of resistance groups. World War II
#17020213

Safety pin with hidden compass and a pencil which becomes a compass when i...

Shoe with removable heel to hold microfilm.            
(for open heel see 27-02-01/33). Norwegian resistance. 
World War II
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Shoe with removable heel to hold microfilm. (for open heel see 27-02...

Shoe with removable heel to hold microfilm.            
(for closed shoe see 27-02-01/32). Norwegen resistance.
World War II
#17020233

Shoe with removable heel to hold microfilm. (for closed shoe see 27-...

Shoe with hollow heel, can of fish-roe and a loaf      
of bread prepared to hold microfilm sent by resistance 
groups via Sweden to Great Britain.                    
World War II
#17020234

Shoe with hollow heel, can of fish-roe and a loaf of bread prepared to hol...

Archduchess Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793),painted 1762. 
Chalk,red chalk and watercolour on cardboard,          
32 x 26 cm
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Archduchess Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793),painted 1762. Chalk,red chalk and wate...

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809),composer,     
organist,friend of Mozart and teacher of Beethoven,    
around 1800.                                           
Canvas
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Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809),composer, organist,friend of Mozar...

Return of M.Blanchard from his 38th air travel,        
landing in Gross-Enzersdorf near Vienna, July 6,1791.  
Coloured engraving,24 x 34 cm      Inv.62.014
#17030112

Return of M.Blanchard from his 38th air travel, landing in Gross-Enzersd...

Antonio Salieri (1750-1825),composer,director of       
music at the Imperial court,rival of Mozart,           
around 1800.                                           
Canvas
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Antonio Salieri (1750-1825),composer,director of music at the Imperial co...

Tiroler Landsturm - Tyrolean militia 1809;in the center
Andreas Hofer,leader of the Tyrolean resistance to
Napoleon,painted 1819.
Wood,56 x 74 cm
Inv.Gem 353
#17030115

Tiroler Landsturm - Tyrolean militia 1809;in the center Andreas Hofer,leader of...

Empress Karoline Augusta (1792-1873),fourth wife of    
Emperor Franz I(II).                                   
Watercolour and pencil                                 
Inv.26.358
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Empress Karoline Augusta (1792-1873),fourth wife of Emperor Franz I(II)....