Apron from Jubilee
Apron
mid to late 1970s (made)
mid to late 1970s (made)
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This apron appeared in the Derek Jarman film Jubilee, at one point worn by Hermine Demoriane. Demoriane is a tightrope walker and singer, who in the 1970s, performed with COUM Transmissions, and as a singer with Peter Perret (of The Only Ones) and Nick Kent.
Directed in 1978, the film had a cast featuring the punk actress and model Jordan, Adam Ant, Toyah Wilcox and Little Nell (famous for her rôle in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)). It also featured appearances by Wayne County, the dancer and choreographer Lindsay Kemp, and Steve Severin and Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees. The film concerns Queen Elizabeth I who has been transported to a bleak and decrepit contemporary Britain (reflecting the decline of 1970s Britain), to find Queen Elizabeth II dead after a mugging, and Buckingham Palace taken over by a group of punks who have turned it into a recording studio. History is being rewritten by subversives and a gang of misfits take part in mass violence, sexual depravity and anarchy. Jubilee represents a stylised contemporary account of the impact of the punk movement in Britain.
Directed in 1978, the film had a cast featuring the punk actress and model Jordan, Adam Ant, Toyah Wilcox and Little Nell (famous for her rôle in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)). It also featured appearances by Wayne County, the dancer and choreographer Lindsay Kemp, and Steve Severin and Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees. The film concerns Queen Elizabeth I who has been transported to a bleak and decrepit contemporary Britain (reflecting the decline of 1970s Britain), to find Queen Elizabeth II dead after a mugging, and Buckingham Palace taken over by a group of punks who have turned it into a recording studio. History is being rewritten by subversives and a gang of misfits take part in mass violence, sexual depravity and anarchy. Jubilee represents a stylised contemporary account of the impact of the punk movement in Britain.
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| Title | Apron from <i>Jubilee</i> |
| Materials and techniques | PVC coated cut and printed textile, machine sewn at the edges and cotton ribbons attached. |
| Brief description | Apron worn by Hermine Demoriane in Derek Jarman's 1977 film Jubilee. |
| Physical description | PVC coated cut and printed textile, printed with design for 'England's Glory' brand match boxes, and a neck loop and back ties are attached made of red cotton ribbon. The design is a red background with navy and cream borders, with the title in cream capital letters centrally, surrounding a navy and cream illustration of a ship. There is a sticker attached near the top of a heart which reads "I love you". There is an note on the back from Derek Jarman. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ...(illegible) apron / from Jubilee / love from / Derek Jarman / (illegible) 1978 (Written in green pen on the back of the apron.) |
| Credit line | Given by Keith Collins |
| Summary | This apron appeared in the Derek Jarman film Jubilee, at one point worn by Hermine Demoriane. Demoriane is a tightrope walker and singer, who in the 1970s, performed with COUM Transmissions, and as a singer with Peter Perret (of The Only Ones) and Nick Kent. Directed in 1978, the film had a cast featuring the punk actress and model Jordan, Adam Ant, Toyah Wilcox and Little Nell (famous for her rôle in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)). It also featured appearances by Wayne County, the dancer and choreographer Lindsay Kemp, and Steve Severin and Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees. The film concerns Queen Elizabeth I who has been transported to a bleak and decrepit contemporary Britain (reflecting the decline of 1970s Britain), to find Queen Elizabeth II dead after a mugging, and Buckingham Palace taken over by a group of punks who have turned it into a recording studio. History is being rewritten by subversives and a gang of misfits take part in mass violence, sexual depravity and anarchy. Jubilee represents a stylised contemporary account of the impact of the punk movement in Britain. |
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| Accession number | S.1311-2010 |
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| Record created | November 30, 2010 |
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