Headtie
1982-1983 (made)
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Blue ground with rows of fairy-tale castles in black and mauve silk and silver metallic thread.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven silk |
| Brief description | Headtie with blue ground with rows of fairy tale castles in black and mauve silk and silver metallic thread; Switzerland, 1982-3. |
| Physical description | Blue ground with rows of fairy-tale castles in black and mauve silk and silver metallic thread. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the estate of Mr. D.A. Butler |
| Production | made for Hayes Textiles Limited, London, for export to Nigeria |
| Bibliographic reference | Stylianou, N., 'Designing for a New Nigeria: Hayes Textiles Limited and the British Manuacture of Gele in the Postcolonial Period' in Farley, L and Weddell, J., (eds)., Design Objects and the Museum (London, 2016), pp.41-50 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.129:1-2000 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2000 |
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