TABLECLOTH
Medium
Dark red satin, embroidered with coloured birds & flowers. Design in gold.
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs M.Stewart Webb, 1952
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
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