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Roma CENTER
Summer
 1970-1971

Medium
linen, wool

Measurements
120.5 × 75.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1971

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, sewn to reverse bottom right edge, woven yellow on black: St. AYRE / MELBOURNE

Accession Number
CCD16-1971

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Woven hanging, warp is Finnish linen yarn, weft is linen and handspun wool in tabby weave with design laid in and a section in overshot weave. The colours used are red, green, blue, cream, brown, orange and pink in an abstract geometric design. The hanging has a deep hem at top and bottom, with a wooden baton sewn into the upper hem channel for display purposes.

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