Yowah opal
1981
Medium
cotton (corduroy), rayon, silk
Measurements
a) 66.0 cm (centre back) 41.0 cm (sleeve length) (long sleeve corduroy top) b) 83.0 cm (centre back) 52.5 cm (sleeve length) (long sleeve top) c) 69.0 cm (centre back) 26.5 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2010
© Linda Jackson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, AustraliaÃ
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Australia
Inscription
(a) label, centre back, printed (vertically) in black on white acetate: SYDNEY
printed in black on white acetate: LINDA JACKSON / FLAMINGO PARK
Accession Number
2010.304.a-c
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
Outfit comprising two ochre coloured corduroy tops and a dirndl skirt.
(a) Long sleeve corduroy top with funnel neck and side pockets decorated with multi-coloured applique and cut-work motifs spelling ‘Yowah opal’ .
(b) Ochre-coloured Indian silk long sleeve two-tone reversible top with mandarin collar.
(c) Corduroy knee-lenth dirndl skirt with multi-coloured text spelling ‘Love opal’. Lined with rayon.