Jumper
1983 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Jumper of hand-knitted alpaca. Bold design influenced by swirling appliqué designs of Japanese Ainu robes. The large areas of pattern are intarsia knitted whilst the yarns for smaller areas of change in colour are carried across and woven into the reverse of the work. The black lines are 'Swiss darning' (embroidered after the knitting was complete). The different shades of yarn are natural alpaca colours.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-knitted alpaca wool |
| Brief description | Jumper of hand-knitted alpaca, made by Liliane Hughes, for Nitwit, Great Britain, 1983 |
| Physical description | Jumper of hand-knitted alpaca. Bold design influenced by swirling appliqué designs of Japanese Ainu robes. The large areas of pattern are intarsia knitted whilst the yarns for smaller areas of change in colour are carried across and woven into the reverse of the work. The black lines are 'Swiss darning' (embroidered after the knitting was complete). The different shades of yarn are natural alpaca colours. |
| Gallery label | SWEATER
Hand-knitted alpaca
British: Liliane Hughes for Nitwit, 1985
This bold design was influenced by the swirling appliqué designs of Japanese Ainu robes. The large areas of pattern are intarsia knitted whilst the yarns for smaller areas of change in colour are carried across and woven into the reverse of the work. The black lines are 'Swiss darning' (embroidered after the knitting was complete). The different shades of yarn are natural alpaca colours. The sweater was knitted in Bolivia.
Given by Liliane Hughes of Nitwit
T.206-1985 |
| Credit line | Given by Liliane Hughes |
| Object history | Registered File number 1985/1535. The alpaca wool is from Bolivia. |
| Production | Made for Nitwit |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.206-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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