Ship Mates
T-Shirt
1973-1974 (made)
1973-1974 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This t-shirt was from the Autumn 1973 'Pinball' collection by Marshall Lester produced by Scott Lester Ltd. The design of this t-shirt was taken from the indicator board of a pin-table machine. The image depicts an American sailor surrounded by four digital scoreboards for four players. The sailor is standing on the quayside holding two miniature females, the 'Ship-Mates' of the title. The design includes various typographical instructions related to a pin-ball machine such as 'Tilt', 'Ball in play' etc.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ship Mates (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Knitted and roller-printed cotton |
| Brief description | T-shirt 'Ship Mates' of knitted and roller-printed cotton, designed by Marshall Lester, made by Scott Lester Ltd., Great Britain, 1973-1974 |
| Physical description | T-shirt of knitted and roller-printed cotton. With a V- shaped neck, long sleeves and blue stretch waistband. Printed with a design based on a pinball machine title screen and depicting a sailor with women pin-ups sitting on his shoulder and arm, pinball score wheels and slogans. Printed in blue, red, yellow, beige and black on a white ground. Various typographical instructions form part of the design: 'TILT', 'BALL IN PLAY' and 'IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE'. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Marshall Lester, Esq. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This t-shirt was from the Autumn 1973 'Pinball' collection by Marshall Lester produced by Scott Lester Ltd. The design of this t-shirt was taken from the indicator board of a pin-table machine. The image depicts an American sailor surrounded by four digital scoreboards for four players. The sailor is standing on the quayside holding two miniature females, the 'Ship-Mates' of the title. The design includes various typographical instructions related to a pin-ball machine such as 'Tilt', 'Ball in play' etc. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.444-1974 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2008 |
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