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Emus

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

Medium
screenprinted linen

Measurements
91.7 × 122.7 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
lower left selvedge, printed (in negative) in white on orange cotton: "Frances Burke"

Accession Number
CT72-1989

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
Two tea towel designs. Orange screenprint with negative pattern of emus and various animals within border.

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