O.B.E. Dress
- Object:
Dress
- Place of origin:
London, England (made)
- Date:
1966 (designed)
- Artist/Maker:
Quant, Mary, born 1934 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Wool jersey
- Credit Line:
Given by Mary Quant
- Museum number:
T.354-1974
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Cream wool jersey dress with low waist and short slightly gathered skirt. High collar and bell shaped sleeves faced with blue topstitching, brass zippers at neck and cuffs.
Place of Origin
London, England (made)
Date
1966 (designed)
Artist/maker
Quant, Mary, born 1934 (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Wool jersey
Object history note
An identical design was worn by Mary Quant to collect her OBE from Buckingham Palace in 1966 (Another version was no. 38 in the "Mary Quant's London" retrospective at the Museum of London, who now own the dress. As our dress was acquired in 1971 directly from Mary Quant via Cecil Beaton, the Museum of London dress might be one of the replicas made by Quant for her retrospective.)
Descriptive line
Dress of wool jersey, 'O. B. E. Dress', designed by Mary Quant, London, 1966
Exhibition History
Fashion: an anthology by Cecil Beaton (V&A 01/01/1972-31/12/1972)
Materials
Wool jersey
Categories
Clothing; Fashion; Day wear
Production Type
Ready to wear
Collection code
T&F
