Not currently on display at the V&A

Headtie

1980s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Headtie,sample, purple twill ground with large Tudor roses in white, yellow and gold metallic thread and white and purple thread. Jubilee Range.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Jacquard woven silk
Brief description
Jacquard-woven silk for a headtie, head wrap or gele, Switzerland for Hayes Textiles Ltd. London, for the Nigerian market, 1982-83
Physical description
Headtie,sample, purple twill ground with large Tudor roses in white, yellow and gold metallic thread and white and purple thread. Jubilee Range.
Dimensions
  • Width: 28cm
  • Length: 32cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Gift of the estate of Mr. D.A. Butler
Production
Made for Hayes Textiles Limited, London, for export to Nigeria
Bibliographic reference
Stylianou, N., 'Designing for a New Nigeria: Hayes Textiles Limited and the British Manuacture of Gele in the Postcolonial Period' in Farley, L and Weddell, J., (eds)., Design Objects and the Museum (London, 2016), pp.41-50
Collection
Accession number
T.113-2000

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Record createdJuly 14, 2000
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