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Totem

FRANCES BURKE FABRICS, Melbourne (manufacturer), Frances BURKE (designer)
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

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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

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