Football Sweater

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Design Gallery, The Factory, Case 1

Artist/Maker	Mr Freedom (retailers)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Scarlet machine-knitted wool jersey football jumper with '15' knitted into the front. Short sleeves and a round neck. Sleeve cuffs and neck band in cream wool. Smaller '15' on the sleeves in blue and white. Blue and white bands on the sleeve tops.

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Categories	Men's Clothes Fashion Informal Wear Sport Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Football sweater
Materials and techniques	Machine-knitted wool Jersey Knitting
Brief description	Machine-knitted wool jersey football jumper, Mr Freedom, Great Britain, 1970
Physical description	Scarlet machine-knitted wool jersey football jumper with '15' knitted into the front. Short sleeves and a round neck. Sleeve cuffs and neck band in cream wool. Smaller '15' on the sleeves in blue and white. Blue and white bands on the sleeve tops.
Dimensions	Measured flat length: 535mm (Maximum) (Note: Measured by conservation) Waist measured flat circumference: 640mm (Note: Measured by conservation) Bust measured flat circumference: 840mm (Note: Measured by conservation) Length of sleeves, measured flat length: 300mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
Production type	Ready to wear
Marks and inscriptions	'15' (Number on front and on the sleeves) 'Mr Freedom, Made in England' (Printed label, pink and blue)
Gallery label	(1985) 'FOOTBALL' SWEATER Machine-knitted wool British; Mr Freedom, 1970 Short sleeved, round neck, sweater knitted in stocking stitch with ribbed edges. The number design is based on American football sweaters. Given by Mr Freedom The Cecil Beaton Collection T.203-1974
Credit line	Given by Mr Freedom
Object history	Donated by Mr Freedom to the Cecil Beaton Collection.
Association	Beaton, Cecil
Bibliographic reference	Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.203-1974

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Record created	November 26, 2007
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O140991/football-sweater-mr-freedom/

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