Not currently on display at the V&A

Polly

Pair of Gloves
ca. 1997-1999 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of pale green machine knitted wool gloves with one thumb and six fingers each.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Glove
  • Glove
TitlePolly (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
machine knitted green wool
Brief description
Pair of machine knitted green wool gloves with one thumb and six fingers each
Physical description
Pair of pale green machine knitted wool gloves with one thumb and six fingers each.
Dimensions
  • Approx. length: 20cm
  • Approx. width: 10cm
Production typeUnique
Production
Attribution note: Named for the polydactyl condition with which you are born with more than the normal number of digits.
Reason For Production: Exhibition
Bibliographic reference
Ruth Pavey, 'Unwearable Tension Freddie Robins's deconstructed knitwear', Crafts, no.156, Sept/Oct 1999, p.36-39.
Collection
Accession number
T.618:2-1999

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Record createdNovember 28, 2000
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