Design
1979 (designed)
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A drawing, depicting a design for a trouser suit, mounted with four textile samples.
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Materials and techniques | Drawing in pen and ink, fibre tip and felt tip pen, wash and coloured chalk, mounted with four textile samples |
Brief description | Drawing by Colin Barnes, fashion design for Winter 1979, for an exhibition held by Simpson's (Piccadilly) Ltd., drawing in pen and ink, fibre tip pen and felt tip pen, wash and coloured chalk, Great Britain, 1979 |
Physical description | A drawing, depicting a design for a trouser suit, mounted with four textile samples. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Colin Barnes' (Signed in ink) |
Object history | In 1979 Simpson Ltd. held an exhibition of designs [i.e. the costumes themselves] for day and evening dress by twenty-five leading British designers. Simpson's subsequently decided to offer the entire show as a gift to the Victoria and Albert Museum. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990 |
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Accession number | E.2870-1990 |
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Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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