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Elvis

Dress Fabric
1971 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

T-shirt dress fabric of screen-printed single-knit cotton jersey. With a diamanté accented satin appliqué repeating pattern with singer Elvis Presley in the front of a gold disc and the word 'ELVIS'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleElvis (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton jersey, satin appliqué and diamantés
Brief description
T-shirt dress fabric 'Elvis' of screen-printed single-knit cotton jersey, designed by John Dove and Molly White for Wonder Workshop, England, 1971
Physical description
T-shirt dress fabric of screen-printed single-knit cotton jersey. With a diamanté accented satin appliqué repeating pattern with singer Elvis Presley in the front of a gold disc and the word 'ELVIS'.
Dimensions
  • Length: 216in
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
'ELVIS' (Part of repeating design behind the singer)
Object history
According to the designers, this fabric was intended to be made into T-shirts. The Elvis figures are large enough for a single T-shirt front logo
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.2-1974

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2008
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