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Baby's 'Greenpeace' Sweatshirt

1988 (made)
Artist/Maker
Greenpeace
Place of origin
Denmark (made)

Baby's round-necked, long-sleeved sweatshirt in fleece-backed machine-kitted turquoise cotton. The garment is screen printed with slogans in bright pink. The front reads “GREENPEACE” and on the back:
“PAS PA MIN
JORD
TIL JEG BUR
STOR”

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Children's Clothes
Object type
Baby's 'Greenpeace' sweatshirt
Materials and techniques
fleece, cotton, knitted
Cotton (Textile)
Fleece
Knitted
Brief description
Fleece-backed machine-knitted turquoise cotton sweatshirt with screen printed pink 'Greenpeace' slogans, Danish, 1988
Physical description
Baby's round-necked, long-sleeved sweatshirt in fleece-backed machine-kitted turquoise cotton. The garment has stretch a cotton neck, cuffs and welt, and is screen printed with slogans in bright pink. The front reads “GREENPEACE” and on the back:
“PAS PA MIN
JORD
TIL JEG BUR
STOR”
Dimensions
  • Centre back length: 27.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
The front reads “GREENPEACE” and on the back: “PAS PA MIN JORD TIL JEG BUR STOR”
Credit line
Gift of Dr S Laurence
Object history
The sweatshirt was worn by the donor’s daughters, Martha Alice Gray (born 29/9/1987) and Eleanor Katherine Gray (born 20/4/1989), and subsequently by Rowan Bruley (born 1991), and the daughter of friends. The garment was bought for Mather by Kirsti Andersen, Eleanor’s godmother.
Summary
Baby's round-necked, long-sleeved sweatshirt in fleece-backed machine-kitted turquoise cotton. The garment is screen printed with slogans in bright pink. The front reads “GREENPEACE” and on the back:
“PAS PA MIN
JORD
TIL JEG BUR
STOR”
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.1021-1992

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
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