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Waratah

FRANCES BURKE FABRICS, Melbourne (manufacturer), Frances BURKE (designer)
Waratah
 (c. 1955)

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
76.5 × 110.2 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

Inscription
selvedge, printed in black on green cotton: "Waratah" a Frances Burke reg. UNIT COLOR DESIGN

Accession Number
CT43-1989

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
Shot blue and orange ground, one colour screenprint consisting of large green/brown Waratah motifs in half-drop repeat.

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