White Cat's Garden
1970-1971
Medium
wool
Measurements
237.5 × 398.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Kenneth Myer, 1972
© Charles Blackman /Copyright Agency, 2019.
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Portugal
Inscription
woven in green wool l.r.: BLACKMAN TMP (monogram) / fino
printed and inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on cotton label on reverse l.l.: TMP (monogram) / fino TÍITULO White Cat's Garden / DIMENSÕES: ALTURA 2, 40 LARGURA 3, 98 / MATRÍCULA N.o 1565 - 2/6 / CARTÃO DE C. Blackman / AUTÓGRAFO / DO ARTISTA / MANUFACTURA DE TAPEÇARIAS DE PORTALEGRE / PORTALEGRE – PORTUGAL
woven in black wool on reverse l.l. 1565 - 2/6
Accession Number
D94-1972
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Tapestry woven in wool, depicting a garden scene with green and grey foliage on a black background and clusters of different flowers in pink, red, blue and lilac. Irregular shaped pale green lawn section extends from the centre right side, with a white cat in the lower right. The artist's name and the tapestry workshop's symbol are woven into the design in the lower right corner. There are sixty-seven small metal rings attached to the reverse of the upper edge for hanging.