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Rainforest pleats

BUSH COUTURE, Sydney (fashion house), Linda JACKSON (designer)
Rainforest pleats
 1986

Medium
silk (taffeta), metal

Measurements
(a) 141.0 cm (centre back) 53.0 cm (width) irreg. (vest)
(b) 59.0 cm (centre back) 54.0 cm (sleeve) (top)
(c) 131.0 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
(d) 64.5 cm (outer circumference) 36.0 × 27.0 cm (turban)

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 neck, woven multicolour on white acetate: Linda / Jackson / BUSHCOUTURE / AUSTRALIA
(b) label, centre back neck, woven multicolour on white acetate: Linda / Jackson / BUSHCOUTURE / AUSTRALIA
(c) label, centre back, woven multicolour on white acetate: Linda / Jackson / BUSHCOUTURE / AUSTRALIA

Accession Number
2014.468.a-d

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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