Not on display

Label

1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Set of three woven silk clothing labels. Woven in white silk twill with the worded area woven in pale blue whilst the border is outlined by a light blue band. The words are all woven in black except for the letters 'T' and 'N' for Tommy Nutter as these are woven in the same blue as the border. The labels are woven in a continuous ribbon with divisions for cutting woven in a thicker white between each label.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Label
  • Label
  • Label
Materials and techniques
Woven silk twill
Brief description
Set of three woven silk clothing labels, designed by Tommy Nutter, London, 1983
Physical description
Set of three woven silk clothing labels. Woven in white silk twill with the worded area woven in pale blue whilst the border is outlined by a light blue band. The words are all woven in black except for the letters 'T' and 'N' for Tommy Nutter as these are woven in the same blue as the border. The labels are woven in a continuous ribbon with divisions for cutting woven in a thicker white between each label.
Dimensions
  • Length: 11.5in
  • Width: 2in
Marks and inscriptions
'TOMMY NUTTER / Savile Row / London'

Note
Woven label
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
The labels were given with suit T.10 to B-1983.
Collection
Accession number
T.13 to B-1983

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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