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Evening Dress

1974-1778 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bates, John (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Black crêpe-textured jersey kaftan with diamanté and silver and black sequin decoration on front depicting long-tailed phoenix in flight, signed JB near hem.


Object details

Categories
Evening Wear
Fashion
Clothing
Object type
Evening dress
Materials and techniques
Crêpe-textured jersey with diamanté and sequin embroidery
Jersey
Diamanté
Sequins
Embroidery
Brief description
Beaded and sequinned black jersey crêpe evening kaftan, John bates, Great Britain, 1974-78.
Physical description
Black crêpe-textured jersey kaftan with diamanté and silver and black sequin decoration on front depicting long-tailed phoenix in flight, signed JB near hem.
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
'JB' (Worked in sequins in lower left hand corner of caftan)
Credit line
Given by Victoria Hennessy
Object history
Registered File number 1995/2185.
Subject depicted
Phoenix Birds
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.772-1995

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Record createdApril 24, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O153425/evening-dress-bates-john/
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