Elvis
Dress Fabric
1971 (designed)
1971 (designed)
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T-shirt dress fabric of screen-printed single-knit cotton jersey. With a diamanté accented satin appliqué repeating pattern with singer Elvis Presley in the front of a gold disc and the word 'ELVIS'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Elvis (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen-printed cotton jersey, satin appliqué and diamantés |
| Brief description | T-shirt dress fabric 'Elvis' of screen-printed single-knit cotton jersey, designed by John Dove and Molly White for Wonder Workshop, England, 1971 |
| Physical description | T-shirt dress fabric of screen-printed single-knit cotton jersey. With a diamanté accented satin appliqué repeating pattern with singer Elvis Presley in the front of a gold disc and the word 'ELVIS'. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'ELVIS' (Part of repeating design behind the singer) |
| Object history | According to the designers, this fabric was intended to be made into T-shirts. The Elvis figures are large enough for a single T-shirt front logo |
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| Accession number | CIRC.2-1974 |
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| Record created | January 16, 2008 |
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