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Wavy lines and leaves

FRANCES BURKE FABRICS, Melbourne (manufacturer), Frances BURKE (designer)
Wavy lines and leaves
 (c. 1950)

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
40.2 × 90.0 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

Inscription
lower selvedge, printed in rust red on white cotton: Frances Burke Design Reg

Accession Number
CT59-1989

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 colour screenprint. Cream ground, consisting of rust coloured print of positive and negative leaf motifs against a background of wavy stripes.

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