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Handkerchief

1976 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Handkerchief of machine-sewn cotton.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Machine-sewn cotton
Brief description
Handkerchief of machine-sewn cotton, designed by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, London, 1976.
Physical description
Handkerchief of machine-sewn cotton.
Dimensions
  • Length: 39cm
  • Width: 39cm
Marks and inscriptions
'ANARCHY / IN THE U.K. / SEX PISTOLS' (Inside a banner zig-zagging in front of a Union Jack.)
Credit line
Given by the designers
Object history
Registered File number 1989/1854.
Part of a 'Punk' outfit T.252 to H-1989.
Production
Spring/Summer collection in 1976
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Mendes, Valerie. Black In Fashion. London: V&A Publications, 1999.
Collection
Accession number
T.252E-1989

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Record createdNovember 12, 2010
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