Skeleton
Dress Fabric
1993 (made)
1993 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This fabric, designed by Red or Dead for the Autumn/Winter 1993 Collection, features singing and dancing skeletons wearing tartan kilts, ties and hats. Similar scenes can be found on Mexican textiles celebrating 'The Day of the Dead' and paintings and engravings from medieval and renaissance Europe, for example the work of Hans Holbein the Younger. A more contemporary association can be made with the drug culture associated with dance parties and clubs and the ecstasy-related deaths that peaked in the period 1992-1994.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Skeleton (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed satin |
| Brief description | Printed satin dress fabric featuring dancing skeletons in tartan skirts, Red or Dead, England, 1993 |
| Physical description | Printed satin featuring dancing skeletons in tartan kilts |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Gary Page |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This fabric, designed by Red or Dead for the Autumn/Winter 1993 Collection, features singing and dancing skeletons wearing tartan kilts, ties and hats. Similar scenes can be found on Mexican textiles celebrating 'The Day of the Dead' and paintings and engravings from medieval and renaissance Europe, for example the work of Hans Holbein the Younger. A more contemporary association can be made with the drug culture associated with dance parties and clubs and the ecstasy-related deaths that peaked in the period 1992-1994. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.14-2007 |
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| Record created | July 26, 2007 |
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