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Canna leaf

FRANCES BURKE FABRICS, Melbourne (manufacturer), Frances BURKE (designer)
Canna leaf
 (1950s)

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
74.5 × 137.4 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
printed in blue on white l.r.: "Canna Leaf" a "Frances Burke" UNIT COLOR DESIGN

Accession Number
CT67-1989

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
Cotton duck furnishing fabric, white ground, aqua screenprint, allover design of large leaf forms.

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