Not on display

Jacket

1951 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 67cm
  • Width: 120cm
  • Front edge length: 26in
  • Waist circumference: 32in
Height and width dimensions supplied are for the jacket displayed flat
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 createdDecember 16, 2008
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