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Sweater

1971 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Sabre (designed for)
Anthony Powell (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Man's sleeveless sweater tank top made of machine-knitted wool. U-necked and waist length. Machine jacquard knitted in different colours in horizontal bands of geometrical designs and with one band of stylised elephants. The welts are in red. The labels are of black silk ribbon with the organisations name woven in white and stitched inside the C/B neck.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Clothing
Textiles
Object type
Sweater
Materials and techniques
Machine-knitted wool
Brief description
Man's sweater tank top of machine-knitted wool, designed by Anthony Powell for Sabre, England, 1971
Physical description
Man's sleeveless sweater tank top made of machine-knitted wool. U-necked and waist length. Machine jacquard knitted in different colours in horizontal bands of geometrical designs and with one band of stylised elephants. The welts are in red. The labels are of black silk ribbon with the organisations name woven in white and stitched inside the C/B neck.
DimensionsMedium
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Sabre / bodyline / sweater / MADE IN ENGLAND ®' (Stitched inside the C/B neck, woven in white on black silk ribbon)
  • 'WASHABLE / SHRINK / RESISTANT' and '100% WOOL' / [logo for Woolmark] and 'PURE NEW WOOL' (Stitched inside the C/B neck, woven in white on black silk ribbon)
Gallery label
SLEEVELESS SWEATER
Machine-knitted wool
British: Anthony Powell for Sabre, 1971

This 'Shetland Pop Fair Isle' (British Vogue, 15 October 1971) is knitted in stocking stitch with ribbed edges. The geometric pattern was an attempt to break away from a predominant craze for pretty floral designs. It was worn over a long-sleeved, ribbed polo neck sweater with irregular stripes in equally brilliant colours.

Given by Anthony Powell
T.345-1979
Credit line
Given by Anthony Powell
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.345-1979

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O357576/sweater-anthony-powell/
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