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Shirt

1974 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shirt of roller-printed cotton with the 'Camp Coffee' design on a black ground. Long sleeves with a stiffened collar and cuffs. Fastens down the centre front with plastic buttons. Design of coffee-cups and old Camp Coffee labels depicting an Edwardian-era Royal Highlander in uniform (but without the headdress) drinking a cup of coffee with an Indian attendant beside him. Printed in blue, green, red, yellow and black.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Roller-printed cotton
Brief description
Shirt of roller-printed cotton, designed by Rae Spencer-Cullen, textile made by Squeekers Ltd., England, 1974
Physical description
Shirt of roller-printed cotton with the 'Camp Coffee' design on a black ground. Long sleeves with a stiffened collar and cuffs. Fastens down the centre front with plastic buttons. Design of coffee-cups and old Camp Coffee labels depicting an Edwardian-era Royal Highlander in uniform (but without the headdress) drinking a cup of coffee with an Indian attendant beside him. Printed in blue, green, red, yellow and black.
Dimensions
  • Length: 73cm
Shirt size 14
Production typeReady to wear
Marks and inscriptions
'CAMP / COFFEE / AND / CHICORY / ESSENCE' (On printed labels regularly appearing throughout the design)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.488-1974

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2008
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