Jumper
1974 (designed)
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Machine-knitted cashmere jumper with dolman sleeves gathered into a ribbed midriff band and cuffs. It has a high square neck finished with some ribbing. It is beige, black, brick red, sand and brown. The asymmetrical design includes vertical stripes along the right front decorated with a rose. The right sleeve is circled by a band of stripes half way along. The left sleeve is entirely striped, terminating in a stepped vertical line at the back left. Cuffs, midriff band and neck ribbing are horizontally striped. There are trompe l'oeil buttonhole.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Machine-knitted cashmere |
| Brief description | Machine-knitted cashmere jumper, designed by John Ashpool, Great Britain, 1974. |
| Physical description | Machine-knitted cashmere jumper with dolman sleeves gathered into a ribbed midriff band and cuffs. It has a high square neck finished with some ribbing. It is beige, black, brick red, sand and brown. The asymmetrical design includes vertical stripes along the right front decorated with a rose. The right sleeve is circled by a band of stripes half way along. The left sleeve is entirely striped, terminating in a stepped vertical line at the back left. Cuffs, midriff band and neck ribbing are horizontally striped. There are trompe l'oeil buttonhole. |
| Gallery label | SWEATER
Machine-knitted cashmere
British: John Ashpool, about 1972
This sweater has dolman sleeves gathered into ribbed cuffs. Both the body and the sleeves, in stocking stitch, were knitted in one piece horizontally from cuff to cuff. The underarms were then seamed and attached to a tight midriff tube of ribbing. The square neck has a ribbed edging.
The strong asymmetrical striped pattern recalls designs from the 1920s and the 'trompe l'oeil' buttonhole is reminscent of Elsa Schiaparelli's jersies.
Worn and given by Joan Juliet Buck
T.224-1979
TROUSERS
Rayon crepe
French, Yves Saint Laurent, about 1972
T.368-1985(1985) |
| Credit line | Given by Joan Juliet Buck |
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| Accession number | T.224-1979 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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