Not currently on display at the V&A

Portrait

Shawl
1991 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Vivienne Westwood (designer)
Boucher, François (painter)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Shawl silk, printed with detail of Boucher's Daphnis and Chloe (1743).


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Clothing
Accessories
Object type
Shawl
TitlePortrait (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Printed silk
Silk (Textile)
Printed
Brief description
Shawl 'Portrait' of printed silk, designed by Vivienne Westwood, after François Boucher, Great Britain, 1991
Physical description
Shawl silk, printed with detail of Boucher's Daphnis and Chloe (1743).
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
Registered File number 1992/204.
Subjects depicted
Shepherds
Sheep
Shepherdesses
Dogs
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.25-1992

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O353904/portrait-shawl-vivienne-westwood/
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