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Purple wildflowers

BUSH COUTURE, Sydney (fashion house), Linda JACKSON (designer)
Purple wildflowers
 1985

Medium
handpainted silk

Measurements
(a) 124.5 cm (centre back) 27.3 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 75.5 cm (centre back) 44.2 cm (waist, flat) 104.0 cm (centre front) (dress)
(c) 35.5 cm (waist, flat) 104.5 cm (outer leg) (pants)
(d) 86.2 × 84.7 cm (scarf)
(e) 92.0 × 108.0 cm (scarf)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2014

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven orange on black polyester: Linda Jackson
(b) label, centre back neckline, woven orange on black polyester: Linda Jackson
(c) label, centre back neckline, woven orange on black polyester: Linda Jackson
(d) label, lower corner, woven orange on black polyester: Linda Jackson

Accession Number
2014.465.a-e

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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