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Gemstones

Jacket
1971 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jacket of two-colourways screen-printed and quilted cotton in purple with a pattern of yellow and green faceted gemstones and pink roses. All hems are green. There are two large pockets on the front and a smaller one on the right arm. The three buttons are covered in the same fabric from which the jacket is made and there are no button holes, but tailored loops. The shoulders are tailored to imitate epaulettes. Machine-stitched.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGemstones (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton and machine stitched
Brief description
Jacket of two-colourways screen-printed and quilted cotton 'Gemstones', designed by Eddie Squired, designed for Warner and Sons, Great Britain, 1971
Physical description
Jacket of two-colourways screen-printed and quilted cotton in purple with a pattern of yellow and green faceted gemstones and pink roses. All hems are green. There are two large pockets on the front and a smaller one on the right arm. The three buttons are covered in the same fabric from which the jacket is made and there are no button holes, but tailored loops. The shoulders are tailored to imitate epaulettes. Machine-stitched.
Dimensions
  • At the hem width: 51cm
  • Across the shoulders width: 136cm
  • Middle axis of back length: 70cm
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
Registered File number 1990/1444. One of two fabrics T.359A-1990.
The jacket is made from a fabric called 'Gemstone' and produced by Warner Fabrics PLC. It is the same as T.953-2000 but in a different colour scheme.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.359-1990

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2001
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