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Six fabric swatches (Bromeliads design)

Matthew FLINN (designer)
Six fabric swatches (Bromeliads design)
 (1983-1990)

Medium
cotton, cardboard, adhesive tape

Measurements
34.0 × 27.0 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: MATTHEW FLINN
inscribed in blue ink: "BROMELIADS" / Helizarin / 100% cotton / 112cm

Accession Number
1998.93

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
Six printed silk fabric swatches, with "Bromeliads" design in different colourways, attached to cardboard header with adhesive tape.

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