Jewelled Butterfly
mid 20th century
| Artist/Maker |
Jewelled butterfly worn in an unidentified production. Wings of painted silver tissue trimmed with diamante and iridescent sequins. The body is of silver lurex braid on wire, trimmed with silver sequins. The wings are outlined in diamante strip. Antennae of silver narrow braid with pearl tops.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Jewelled butterfly by Hugh Skillen worn in an unidentified production, mid 20th century. |
| Physical description | Jewelled butterfly worn in an unidentified production. Wings of painted silver tissue trimmed with diamante and iridescent sequins. The body is of silver lurex braid on wire, trimmed with silver sequins. The wings are outlined in diamante strip. Antennae of silver narrow braid with pearl tops. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by the estate of Hugh Skillen |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
| Subject depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1559-1984 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2004 |
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