FABRIC WILDFLOWER SPECIMEN, Sturt desert pea, Thelma Knox

H2016.106

Handcrafted botanically specific fabric wildflowers made of composite materials including silk, paper, florist's ribbon, paint, wire and various fabrics. This specimen depicts Swainsona formosa - Sturt Desert Pea, red flowers with black centres and green foliage mounted in a piece of natural timber on a solid rectangular polished timber base.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2016.106
Accession Date: 17 Mar 2016
Acquisition Year: 2016

Material

Textile0 - Whole
Wire/Metal
Wood

Measurement

height195mm
length236mm
width196mm

 


 

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