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Tie

ca. 1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Kipper tie of printed silk, with a design based on pailey motifs, in mauve and shocking pink on a red ground. It is lined with the same silk and the maker's label is a black silk ribbon.

The colours have a startling and luminous effect which is very characteristic of the late 1960s.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed silk
Brief description
Kipper tie of printed silk, Austin Reed of Regent Street, England, ca. 1966.
Physical description
Kipper tie of printed silk, with a design based on pailey motifs, in mauve and shocking pink on a red ground. It is lined with the same silk and the maker's label is a black silk ribbon.

The colours have a startling and luminous effect which is very characteristic of the late 1960s.
Dimensions
  • Length: 53in
  • Length: 135.5cm
  • Width: 4in
  • Width: 10cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'AUSTIN REED/ OF REGENT STREET (Woven in white on the black silk ribbon)
  • ALL SILK (Woven in red on black silk label)
Credit line
Given by Dr Roy Strong
Collection
Accession number
T.200-1979

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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