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Canna leaf

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

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
102.9 × 121.4 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 green on off-white cotton l.r.: "CANNA LEAF" a "Frances Burke" UNIT COLOR DESIGN

Accession Number
CT163-1989

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
Dobby cotton furnishing fabric, off-white ground, mustard screenprint linear allover design of large leaf forms.

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