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Jacket

1965-66 (retailed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This jacket is illustrates the importance of the department store Liberty, originally known for importing artefacts from Asia, in promoting interesting clothes for men. Its location in the West End helped to confirm the Carnaby Street area as the heart of ‘Swinging London’. The jacket’s woven label, including the works ‘Genuine handwoven/Indian Madras (in imitation Tamil script) clearly shows the company’s continuing links with the textile industry of India.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
The Madras cotton fabric was handwoven in India and imported by Liberty
Brief description
Man's jacket of 'Madras' cotton with broad woven stripes in brown and green, Liberty, London, 1965-66
Physical description
A striped blazer stlye jacket of handwoven 'Madras' cotton in blue, cream and grey.
Dimensions
  • Chest circumference: 117cm
  • Shoulder to hem length: 72cm
Credit line
Given by Gillian and Mervyn Bryn-Jones
Summary
This jacket is illustrates the importance of the department store Liberty, originally known for importing artefacts from Asia, in promoting interesting clothes for men. Its location in the West End helped to confirm the Carnaby Street area as the heart of ‘Swinging London’. The jacket’s woven label, including the works ‘Genuine handwoven/Indian Madras (in imitation Tamil script) clearly shows the company’s continuing links with the textile industry of India.
Collection
Accession number
T.126-2015

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Record createdJune 9, 2015
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