Freud (Freudian Slips Collection)
Dress Fabric
1987 (made)
1987 (made)
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This textile was inspired by a psychological projective test of personality, developed by 20th-century Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach. In Rorschach's test the patient's interpretations of ten standard abstract inkblots are analysed. The patient is supposed to project his or her real personality into the inkblot via the interpretation. The fabric features portraits of historical personalities, including Austrian psychologist and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, and abstract prints of inkblots and interpretations amongst vertical stripes.
Helen David founded English Eccentrics, named after Edith Sitwell's book, and produced hand-printed and hand-embroidered silk garments and scarves. Her work is influenced by her interest in travel, ecology and green issues, the women's peace movement, architecture, costume and nature.
Helen David founded English Eccentrics, named after Edith Sitwell's book, and produced hand-printed and hand-embroidered silk garments and scarves. Her work is influenced by her interest in travel, ecology and green issues, the women's peace movement, architecture, costume and nature.
Object details
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| Title | Freud (Freudian Slips Collection) (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen-printed silk with acid dyes |
| Brief description | Screen printed silk with acid dyes, featuring portraits including Sigmund Freud, inkblots and pink vertical stripes, designed by Helen David for English Eccentrics, England, Spring/Summer 1987 |
| Physical description | Screen printed silk with acid dyes featuring portraits of historical figures including the Austrian psychologist and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, abstract prints of inkblots and interpretations amongst pink vertical stripes. The interpretations include 'sibling rivalry between jellyfish; two fleas dancing a tango, this might seem predictable but it looks like a butterfly, it looks like an inkblot test invented by Rorcharch ... I wonder if they will catch on; the ghost of leonardo, a crab in a cardigan and it looks like another print by Helen Littman (David) to me'. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Gary Page |
| Historical context | This textile was inspired by a psychological projective test of personality, developed by 20th century Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach. In Rorschach's test the patient's interpretations of ten standard abstract inkblots are analysed. The patient is supposed to project his or her real personality into the inkblot via the interpretation. The fabric features portraits of historical personalities, including Austrian psychologist and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, abstract prints of inkblots and interpretations amongst vertical stripes. |
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| Summary | This textile was inspired by a psychological projective test of personality, developed by 20th-century Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach. In Rorschach's test the patient's interpretations of ten standard abstract inkblots are analysed. The patient is supposed to project his or her real personality into the inkblot via the interpretation. The fabric features portraits of historical personalities, including Austrian psychologist and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, and abstract prints of inkblots and interpretations amongst vertical stripes. Helen David founded English Eccentrics, named after Edith Sitwell's book, and produced hand-printed and hand-embroidered silk garments and scarves. Her work is influenced by her interest in travel, ecology and green issues, the women's peace movement, architecture, costume and nature. |
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| Accession number | T.8-2007 |
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| Record created | July 26, 2007 |
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