Field of Lilies
Evening Dress
1974 (made)
1974 (made)
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Cream silk chiffon dress, screen-printed with the "Fields of Lilies" print.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Field of Lilies (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Silk chiffon |
| Brief description | Evening dress, 'field of lilies', cream chiffon, designed by Zandra Rhodes, London, England, 1974. |
| Physical description | Cream silk chiffon dress, screen-printed with the "Fields of Lilies" print. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | a field of lilies
a lily
grass
lots and lots of beautiful lilies
lilies and yet more lilies (Words in print) |
| Object history | Zandra Rhodes considers the Lily prints to be the best of her work, and particularly significant. It was while developing the Lily textiles that she developed the method of reversing the silk screen to produce a mirror image of the print and create symmetrical patterns. This went on to influence many of her future significant prints, such as 'Lace Mountain', 'Cactus Volcano' and 'Scribble Turnaround'. The Lily prints also represent the introduction of handwriting and calligraphy into her textile designs. Another point of significance for Zandra is that the Lily dresses were the first dresses that she started applying beading to, which would become a future trademark. Purchased. Registered File number 1995/2336. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rhodes, Zandra and Knight, Anne, The Art Of Zandra Rhodes, London, 1984. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.112-1996 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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