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The Client

Design
2008 (drawn), 2009 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A decorative vignette drawn in blue ballpoint pen on thin white copy paper. In the centre, ‘The Client’ is written on a piece of paper in hand-lettering with flourishes in the style of an 18th century engraving. The paper has drawing pins stuck in each corner. On each side of the vignette, a vertical length of ribbon descends from a bow, with pieces of paper and small frames pinned to it. The papers and frames depict the outlines of heads and faces wearing hats, with the names of the people they represent displayed on small tags.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Client (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
blue ballpoint pen, paper, drawing
Brief description
Design by Lawrence Mynott: "The Client", a decorative vignette used on page 93 of 'Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones' by Oriole Cullen, published by the V&A in 2009. Blue ballpoint pen on paper, 2008
Physical description
A decorative vignette drawn in blue ballpoint pen on thin white copy paper. In the centre, ‘The Client’ is written on a piece of paper in hand-lettering with flourishes in the style of an 18th century engraving. The paper has drawing pins stuck in each corner. On each side of the vignette, a vertical length of ribbon descends from a bow, with pieces of paper and small frames pinned to it. The papers and frames depict the outlines of heads and faces wearing hats, with the names of the people they represent displayed on small tags.
Dimensions
  • Height: 297mm
  • Width: 210mm
Credit line
Commissioned by the V&A in 2008
Object history
This is one a series of designs that were produced by Lawrence Mynott in 2008, to illustrate the V&A publication ‘Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones’. The book accompanied an exhibition of the same name, which was on display at the V&A from 24 February - 31 May 2009.
Subject depicted
Associations
Collection
Accession number
E.441-2017

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Record createdJuly 7, 2014
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