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Pussy willows

ÉCLARTÉ, Melbourne (textile workshop), Catherine HARDRESS (designer), Mollie GROVE (weaver)
Pussy willows
 (1956)

Medium
wool

Measurements
180.0 × 130.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Elizabeth Marian Hill, 2011
© Public domain

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, rear corner, woven in brown on cream polyester: Pussy-willows / Distinctive Woollens / Genuine Hand Woven / 100% Pure Virgin Wool / An 'ECLARTE' product / Nover Estate. Princess Highway. Dandenong.

Accession Number
2011.343

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
Hand woven, woollen rug in large green-blue check with orange-yellow rib border running vertically and horizontally across textile. Fringing at top and bottom.

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