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Design for Butterfly brocade

Design for Butterfly brocade
 (c. 1874)

Medium
relief print, watercolour and pencil on brown paper
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria assisted by J. B. Were & Son, Governor, 1989
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
relief print, watercolour and pencil on brown paper
Measurements
31.2 × 37.6 cm (sheet)
Accession Number
P108-1989
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria assisted by J. B. Were & Son, Governor, 1989
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Advertising, Communication and Graphic Design Botanical Nature
Subjects (specific)
brooches butterflies (general) circular (shape) floral patterns flower (plant material) geometric shape grids (layout features)
Movements
Anglo-Japanese

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