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Emperor lily

FRANCES BURKE FABRICS, Melbourne (manufacturer), Frances BURKE (designer)
Emperor lily
 (c. 1950)

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
71.2 × 91.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Dr. Frances Burke, 1989
© Courtesy RMIT Design Archives

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Accession Number
CT31-1989

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
Three colour screenprinted textile. Cream ground with large chartreuse and pink/brown blotches with overprint of green line work depicting emperor lilies and leaves in a repeating pattern.

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