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Waterlily

FRANCES BURKE FABRICS, Melbourne (manufacturer), Frances BURKE (designer)
Waterlily
 (late 1940s)

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
55.0 × 88.7 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
CT53-1989

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
One colour screenprinted textile. Beige ground with large Wedgewood blue water lily motifs and small water motifs in step repeat.

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