Totem
(c. 1950)
Medium
screenprinted cotton
Measurements
65.2 × 136.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Dr Frances Burke, 1989
© Courtesy RMIT Design Archives
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
right selvedge, printed in mustard on white cotton: TOTEM a "Frances Burke reg UNIT COLOR DESIGN.
Accession Number
CT66-1989
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
Furnishing fabric in mustard screenprint, negative horizontal border patter and elongated oval and line design.
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