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Patchwork print

PLAIN JANE, Melbourne (fashion house), Gavin BROWN (designer)
Patchwork print
 1985

Medium
screenprinted cotton

Measurements
378.0 × 113.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2009
© Public domain

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Accession Number
2009.9

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
Fabric length. Cotton with orange, red and blue “patchwork” print, screenprinted on white ground. Repeat design includes fish, light bulbs, pipes, scissors, syringes and medical illustrations.

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