Martinique

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Artist/Maker	Roberts, Patricia (designer)
Place of origin	United Kingdom (made)

Loose-fitting sweater knitted in fancy stitches with a lattice of cable stitches enclosing fillings of diagonal lines, checks, steam boats, etc. Two small V-shaped pockets are neatly worked into the pattern at the front. The collar, wrists and lower edge are ribbed. The short front opening fastens with a pearl button.

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Category	Clothing
Object type	Sweater
Title	Martinique (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Hand-knitted cotton Cotton Yarn Hand Knitted
Brief description	Jumper 'Martinique' of hand-knitted cotton, designed by Patricia Roberts, United Kingdom, 1985
Physical description	Loose-fitting sweater knitted in fancy stitches with a lattice of cable stitches enclosing fillings of diagonal lines, checks, steam boats, etc. Two small V-shaped pockets are neatly worked into the pattern at the front. The collar, wrists and lower edge are ribbed. The short front opening fastens with a pearl button.
Gallery label	'MARTINIQUE' SWEATER Hand-knitted cotton British: Patricia Roberts, 1982 Loose-fitting sweater knitted in fancy stitches with a lattice of cable stitches enclosing fillings of diagonal lines, checks, steam boats, etc. Two small V-shaped pockets are neatly worked into the pattern at the front. The collar, wrists and lower edge are ribbed. The short front opening fastens with a pearl button. This sweater has received a Design Council Award. T.209-1985(1985)
Object history	Purchased. Registered File number 1985/1554.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.209-1985

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O365693/martinique-sweater-roberts-patricia/

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