Jacket
1951 (manufactured)
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Jacket of woven tie silk. It is long sleeved and waisted with front, straight edge fastening and wide lapels, commencing at the shoulder seam, with no collar at the back. It has two pockets at the front bottom edges. The silk has a red ground with a diaper of interlinked crystal structures derived from china-clay crystals.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Jacket of woven silk, designed by members of the Crystal Design Project, manufactured by Vanners and Fennel Ltd, Great Britain, 1951 |
| Physical description | Jacket of woven tie silk. It is long sleeved and waisted with front, straight edge fastening and wide lapels, commencing at the shoulder seam, with no collar at the back. It has two pockets at the front bottom edges. The silk has a red ground with a diaper of interlinked crystal structures derived from china-clay crystals. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr H. Megaw |
| Object history | X-ray crystallography involved projecting a narrow beam of X-rays on to crystalline material. Photographs were then taken of the diffracted X-rays, and the resulting lines or spots were used to plot 'maps' indicating the relationships between atoms. For the first time ever it enabled scientist to work out the structure of atoms within molecules. Britain was a world leader in the field of crystallography and during the post war period this was one of the most significant and stimulating branches of science. |
| Production | jacket made for Dr. Megaw |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.368-1977 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2008 |
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