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97/322/1-9 Wallpaper sample, phoenix, silkscreen, paper, designed by Florence Broadhurst Wallpapers Pty Ltd, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1973. Click to enlarge.
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Wallpaper sample نمونه کاغذ دیواری

Designed
This wallpaper sample was designed by Florence Broadhurst, the renowned Australian designer, in 1973. A beautiful object, it was made by her for one of her clients in the Middle East.
Born in Mount Perry, Queensland, in 1959, F. Broadhurst established her business under the name of the Australian Hand Printed Wallpapers Pty Ltd. in the late 1960s in Sydney, which was later recognized as Florence Broadhurst Wallpapers Pty Ltd. She developed an innovative technical process for the production of …

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Summary

Object No.

97/322/1-9

Object Statement

Wallpaper sample, phoenix, silkscreen, paper, designed by Florence Broadhurst Wallpapers Pty Ltd, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1973

Physical Description

This wallpaper sample depicts the mythical Persian bird simorgh (phoenix) inspired by Persian motifs printed in red, black and silver.

Marks

Inscription on base of spine, handwritten in black ink, "11".

Short URL

https://ma.as/158655

Dimensions

Width

660 mm

Depth

495 mm

Production

Designed

Notes

This wallpaper sample was designed by Florence Broadhurst (1899-1977), the renowned Australian designer, in 1973.

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