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Abstract 2

FRANCES BURKE FABRICS, Melbourne (manufacturer), Frances BURKE (designer)
Abstract 2
 (1950s)

Medium
screenprinted linen

Measurements
74.5 × 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
strip between edge of design and selvedge, printed (in negative) in white on blue linen: a "Frances Burke" Reg. Design

Accession Number
CT69-1989

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
Cream ground, one colour print consisting of slate blue print with negative 'S' shapes interspersed with triangular shaped lines forming a horizontal stripe.

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