Tie
1992 (made)
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The artist Vicky Holton designed this tie. She produces her own ties and designs to order. Here she worked with a spirit-based paint to produced a whimsical trompe-l'oeil (a type of optical illusion).
This tie reflects the fashion for increasingly unusual tie designs that developed in Britain and the USA in the 1980s and 1990s. These ranged from deliberate kitsch to designs by artists.
This tie reflects the fashion for increasingly unusual tie designs that developed in Britain and the USA in the 1980s and 1990s. These ranged from deliberate kitsch to designs by artists.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted silk
Plain weave |
| Brief description | Hand-painted silk tie, red with a pocket watch design, designed by Vicky Holton, Great Britain, 1992 |
| Physical description | Hand-painted red silk tie using spirit-based paint. Painted with pocket watch design |
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| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | Registered File number 1992/148. |
| Summary | The artist Vicky Holton designed this tie. She produces her own ties and designs to order. Here she worked with a spirit-based paint to produced a whimsical trompe-l'oeil (a type of optical illusion). This tie reflects the fashion for increasingly unusual tie designs that developed in Britain and the USA in the 1980s and 1990s. These ranged from deliberate kitsch to designs by artists. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.42-1992 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2004 |
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