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Five fabric swatches (Arabic design)

Matthew FLINN (designer)
Five fabric swatches (Arabic design)
 1984

Medium
cotton, cardboard, metal

Measurements
32.0 × 24.0 cm irreg.

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1998

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
cardboard header, printed in black ink: MATTHEW FLINN
inscribed in blue ink: "ARABIC" / 1984 / OPAQUE / Helizarin / 100% cotton poplin / 90cm

Accession Number
1998.91

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
Five printed cotton fabric swatches in different colourways, held together with a cardboard header and staples.

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