https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/2018113aa131a6ac80d7a05f30465f59.jpg d2a2479a37544fa80ee78f8fa51b7830 https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/d90c5d228a85fce82fd4df9c73c98dcb.jpg a123fd16088f7200b200190123fe3cfa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portable vanity unit used by Nellie Melba, c.1895 Description An account of the resource This burr walnut vanity unit accompanied Melba to various theatres for personal use in her dressing room. It was given to her coachman/driver, William Hayes, when she left for an extended stay abroad. Hayes was married to Melba’s maid, who would fill the metal-lined reservoir at the back of the unit with hot water during curtain calls so that the prima donna could refresh herself after a performance. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maker unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c.1895 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arts Centre Melbourne Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne 1989.077.001; 1989.077.004–008 | Purchased, 1989 Subject The topic of the resource Objects of Fame: Nellie Melba and Percy Grainger