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1972
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| Place of origin |
A halter-neck top made from synthetic fibre black jersey machine knit with copper lurex thread with a shadow diamond pattern. The high neck fastens around the back of the neck with narrow long ties of the same material. The waistband extends into long ties with diagonally cut ends.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Halter-neck top, knitted jersey with lurex, Biba, worn by Danuta Laughton, Biba, 1972-3 |
| Physical description | A halter-neck top made from synthetic fibre black jersey machine knit with copper lurex thread with a shadow diamond pattern. The high neck fastens around the back of the neck with narrow long ties of the same material. The waistband extends into long ties with diagonally cut ends. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | (No Biba label but securely identified as being from Biba by the donors. The top is very typical of Biba designs.) |
| Credit line | Given by Danuta and Peter Laughton |
| Associated object | T.2417-2021 (Archive record) |
| Other number | 2052 - Style number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.2396-2021 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2021 |
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