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Crete

FRANCES BURKE FABRICS, Melbourne (manufacturer), Frances BURKE (designer)
Crete
 (c. 1950)

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
60.0 × 89.9 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 blue on white cotton: CRETE a "Frances Burke" UNIT COLOR DESIGN

Accession Number
CT162-1989

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, white ground, blue screenprint large squares with negative pattern of star flower, cross hatch and swirling motifs.

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