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Fruit Machine

Jumper
1978 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jumper of hand-knitted shetland wool and mohair in black, plum, mauve and green. Long-sleeves and V-neck. Patterned all over with alternating grape and cherry motifs in three dimensional fancy stitches on a stocking stitch ground. The edges are ribbed.

Object details

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Object type
TitleFruit Machine (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-knitted shetland wool and mohair
Brief description
Jumper 'Fruit Machine' of hand-knitted shetland wool and mohair, designed by Patricia Roberts, United Kingdom, 1978
Physical description
Jumper of hand-knitted shetland wool and mohair in black, plum, mauve and green. Long-sleeves and V-neck. Patterned all over with alternating grape and cherry motifs in three dimensional fancy stitches on a stocking stitch ground. The edges are ribbed.
Gallery label
(1997)
Patricia Roberts, who works in the arena of high fashion, has led the British hand-knitting revival from the late1960s. Three-dimensional knitting was given a new lease of life with her fresh and lively designs. The clusters of grapes on this popular pattern were worked in bobble stitch and the cherries were knitted in stocking stitch. Her innovative designs are matched by special ranges of textured yarns in unusual colours.
(1985)
'FRUIT MACHINE' SWEATER
Hand-knitted wool and mohair
British: Patricia Roberts, 1978

Long-sleeved V-neck sweater patterned all over with alternating grape and cherry motifs in three dimensional fancy stitches on a stocking stitch ground. The edges are ribbed.

Patricia Roberts has helped to dispel the old fashioned image of home-knitting by producing her own stylish pattern books and making available special ranges of luxurious yarns.

T.208-1985
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1985/1554.
Collection
Accession number
T.208-1985

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Record createdAugust 28, 2003
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