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Southern cross

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

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
91.0 × 82.0 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
CT56-1989

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
Single coloured screenprint. Cream ground, consisting of blue print with negative stars and wavy stripes arranged in horizontal bands.

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