Aubusson

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Artist/Maker	Mulberry (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

The coat was called 'Aubusson' after the french carpets which inspired the pattern of the heavyweight richly textured fabric. Originally introduced into the Mulberry Home Collection as a furnishing fabric in , it quickly became a top seller. Roger Saul recognised that the large-scale repeat and rich colouring would translate into a magnificent full-length coat. In keeping with its origins, it is finished with furnishing-style tassels.

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Categories	Womenswear Fashion Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Coat
Title	Aubusson
Materials and techniques	Cotton, wool and chenille with a passementerie trim and horn Cotton Yarn Wool (Hair) Chenille Passementerie Horn
Brief description	Cotton, wool and chenille 'Aubusson' coat with a passementerie trim and horn buttons, made by Mulberry, Great Britain, 1996.
Physical description	Rust red cotton, wool and chenille coat with a passementerie trim and horn buttons. With tassels.
Dimensions	Weight: 2.5kg
Gallery label	(1997) The coat was called 'Aubusson' after the French carpets which inspired the pattern of the heavyweight richly textured fabric. Originally introduced into the Mulberry Home Collection as a furnishing fabric in 1992, it quickly became a top seller. Roger Saul recognised that the large-scale repeat and rich colouring would translate into a magnificent full-length coat. In keeping with its origins, it is finished with furnishing-style tassles.
Credit line	Given by Mulberry
Production	Autumn/Winter Collection 1996. Roger Saul recognised that the large-scale repeat and rich colouring of a 1992 furnishing fabric would translate into a magnificent full-length coat.
Summary	The coat was called 'Aubusson' after the french carpets which inspired the pattern of the heavyweight richly textured fabric. Originally introduced into the Mulberry Home Collection as a furnishing fabric in , it quickly became a top seller. Roger Saul recognised that the large-scale repeat and rich colouring would translate into a magnificent full-length coat. In keeping with its origins, it is finished with furnishing-style tassels.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.33-1997

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Record created	September 17, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84316/aubusson-coat-mulberry/

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