Sides to the Middle, Fingers to the Bone
Quilt
2009 (designed and made)
2009 (designed and made)
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Jane Whiteley's work offers a connection to the domestic practices of post-war Britain. The hand-dyed and stitched layers of gauze evoke the 'make do and mend' initiatives designed to prolong the use of domestic textiles, in this instance the practice of turning sheets. The imprint of the body is reproduced on the quilt in red silk thread, the densely stitched areas exploring the connection between both body and memory evoked by fabric.
Born in Britain and now resident in Fremantle, Australia, Whiteley has experimented with worn and stained bed sheets, tea towels, nappies and bandages that have a strong connection with the domestic environment but also the body. She reflects on the personal reassurance provided by everyday textiles as arbiters of highly personal messages - in this case the hardship shared by many in post war Britain.
Born in Britain and now resident in Fremantle, Australia, Whiteley has experimented with worn and stained bed sheets, tea towels, nappies and bandages that have a strong connection with the domestic environment but also the body. She reflects on the personal reassurance provided by everyday textiles as arbiters of highly personal messages - in this case the hardship shared by many in post war Britain.
Object details
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| Title | Sides to the Middle, Fingers to the Bone (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Silk and cotton gauze with red silk thread |
| Brief description | Quilt, hand dyed and hand stitched silk and cotton gauze, 'Sides to the Middle, Fingers to the Bone', designed and made by Jane Whiteley, British, 2009. |
| Physical description | Silk and cotton gauze quilt. The quilt is designed in layers of indigo dyed cotton gauze with a central seam and a top layer of silk. It is hand stitched all over in varying directions and densities with red running stitch using red silk. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Production | Attribution note: Sides to the Middle, Fingers to the Bone is one in a series of quilts created from 1992. |
| Summary | Jane Whiteley's work offers a connection to the domestic practices of post-war Britain. The hand-dyed and stitched layers of gauze evoke the 'make do and mend' initiatives designed to prolong the use of domestic textiles, in this instance the practice of turning sheets. The imprint of the body is reproduced on the quilt in red silk thread, the densely stitched areas exploring the connection between both body and memory evoked by fabric. Born in Britain and now resident in Fremantle, Australia, Whiteley has experimented with worn and stained bed sheets, tea towels, nappies and bandages that have a strong connection with the domestic environment but also the body. She reflects on the personal reassurance provided by everyday textiles as arbiters of highly personal messages - in this case the hardship shared by many in post war Britain. |
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| Accession number | T.77-2010 |
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| Record created | November 9, 2010 |
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