Hands
Head Scarf
1937-1939 (made)
1937-1939 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Head scarf of hand-printed, plain-weave silk, with a design of a circle of hands waving handkerchiefs in yellow, blue, red, white and black. The four hands in each corner bear the signature 'Jean' and a star monogram. The edges of the scarf are hand-rolled.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Hands (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | hand-printed silk
plain weave |
| Brief description | Head scarf of hand-printed silk, designed by Jean Cocteau, France, 1937-1939. |
| Physical description | Head scarf of hand-printed, plain-weave silk, with a design of a circle of hands waving handkerchiefs in yellow, blue, red, white and black. The four hands in each corner bear the signature 'Jean' and a star monogram. The edges of the scarf are hand-rolled. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Production | Attribution note: Artist designed silk scarf, probably made in limited number or for a limited period. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.220-1979 |
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| Record created | March 30, 2007 |
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