Matinee Jacket
1937-1938 (made)
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Baby's matinee jacket of ivory-coloured silk crepe with a round neck and wrist-length magyar sleeves, the garment edged throughout with lace. Spot motifs of stylized flowers in blue, green, yellow and pink silks are hand worked in satin and stem stitches around the wrists, down the front edges and around the hem. The garment fastens at the neck front with tying strings of narrow ivory-coloured satin ribbon.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk crepe with lace, embroidery and ribbon |
| Brief description | Baby's matinee jacket of ivory-coloured silk, embroidered with stylized flowers in blue, green, yellow and pink silks; made in the United Kingdom, 1937-1938 |
| Physical description | Baby's matinee jacket of ivory-coloured silk crepe with a round neck and wrist-length magyar sleeves, the garment edged throughout with lace. Spot motifs of stylized flowers in blue, green, yellow and pink silks are hand worked in satin and stem stitches around the wrists, down the front edges and around the hem. The garment fastens at the neck front with tying strings of narrow ivory-coloured satin ribbon. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Gladys Murdoch |
| Object history | Given by Mrs Gladys Murdoch (RF 92/213). Probably made by the donor for her daughter Elizabeth Marion Murdoch, a member of V & A staff (born 29/06/1937, died 1991) |
| Production | Probably made by the donor |
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| Accession number | MISC.712-1992 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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