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Beercan lace

Meredith ROWE
Beercan lace
 2001-2002

Medium
ramie, calico, metallic and silk thread, ink dyes and pigment, crêpe paste, cotton

Measurements
193.0 × 39.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2002
© Meredith Rowe

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
South Korea; Melbourne, Victoria

Accession Number
2002.136

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
Long fabric length of Korean hand made ramie hand painted with imagery of the strings of lanterns at Chogyesa temple and then over printed (with crepe paste) with the imagery of plastic rings from a six pack of beer in pale green and pink dyes. Decorative feature at one end in stained calico and print table hand stitched in place with silk thread and silver metallic threads.

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