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Arum lily

FRANCES BURKE FABRICS, Melbourne (manufacturer), Frances BURKE (designer)
Arum lily
 1942

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
154.8 × 32.0 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
CT51-1989

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
Wedgwood blue and pale lime green pattern representing Arum lilies and leaves in a large repeat on a plain ground.

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