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Flame waratah

Flame waratah
 1984

Medium
silk (taffeta), screenprinted silk (organza)
Measurements
(a) 51.5 cm (centre back) 111.0 cm (hem circumference) (petal cape)
(b) 71.5 cm (centre back) 35.5 cm (waist, flat) (petal bodice)
(c) 61.0 cm (centre back) 27.5 cm (waist, flat) (petal skirt)
(d) 40.4 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat) (short skirt)
(e) 113.8 cm (centre back) 34.6 cm (waist, flat) (long skirt)
(f) 64.5 × 65.0 × 0.1 cm (petal accessory)
(g) 61.0 × 61.5 × 0.1 cm (petal accessory)
(h) 60.0 × 63.0 × 0.1 cm (petal accessory)
(i) 59.7 × 60.3 × 0.1 cm (petal accessory)
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
(a) label, centre back, woven orange on black acetate: (heart) Linda Jackson
(b) label, centre back, woven orange on black acetate: (heart) Linda Jackson
(c) label, centre back, woven orange on black acetate: (heart) Linda Jackson
label, centre back, printed black on white cotton: PURE SILK
label, centre back, printed black on white cotton: MADE IN AUSTRALIA
(d) none
(e) label, centre back, woven orange on black acetate: (heart) Linda Jackson
(f-i) none
Accession Number
2010.311.a-i
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2010
© Linda Jackson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Red silk taffeta multi-layered Flame waratah outfit comprising petal cape and bodice, three skirts - petal skirt, short skirt and long slim skirt - and petal arm and hair accessories.