Fruit Machine

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

Jumper of hand-knitted shetland wool and mohair in black, plum, mauve and green. Long-sleeves and V-neck. Patterned all over with alternating grape and cherry motifs in three dimensional fancy stitches on a stocking stitch ground. The edges are ribbed.

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Categories	Fashion Clothing
Object type	Jumper
Title	Fruit Machine (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Hand-knitted shetland wool and mohair Wool Yarn Mohair Hand Knitted
Brief description	Jumper 'Fruit Machine' of hand-knitted shetland wool and mohair, designed by Patricia Roberts, United Kingdom, 1978
Physical description	Jumper of hand-knitted shetland wool and mohair in black, plum, mauve and green. Long-sleeves and V-neck. Patterned all over with alternating grape and cherry motifs in three dimensional fancy stitches on a stocking stitch ground. The edges are ribbed.
Gallery label	Patricia Roberts, who works in the arena of high fashion, has led the British hand-knitting revival from the late1960s. Three-dimensional knitting was given a new lease of life with her fresh and lively designs. The clusters of grapes on this popular pattern were worked in bobble stitch and the cherries were knitted in stocking stitch. Her innovative designs are matched by special ranges of textured yarns in unusual colours.(1997) 'FRUIT MACHINE' SWEATER Hand-knitted wool and mohair British: Patricia Roberts, 1978 Long-sleeved V-neck sweater patterned all over with alternating grape and cherry motifs in three dimensional fancy stitches on a stocking stitch ground. The edges are ribbed. Patricia Roberts has helped to dispel the old fashioned image of home-knitting by producing her own stylish pattern books and making available special ranges of luxurious yarns. T.208-1985(1985)
Object history	Purchased. Registered File number 1985/1554.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.208-1985

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Record created	August 28, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O83789/fruit-machine-jumper-roberts-patricia/

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