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Briefcase

1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Mulberry (manufacturer)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (made)

Nile walnut brown embossed leather.

Object details

Categories
Accessories
Womenswear
Fashion
Object type
Briefcase
Materials and techniques
Embossed leather
Leather
Embossed
Brief description
Briefcase, nile walnut brown embossed leather, Mulberry, Great Britain, 1996.
Physical description
Nile walnut brown embossed leather.
Gallery label
(1997)
Roger Saul first designed this briefcase for himself in 1978 and it has subsequently become a leader in Mulberry range. It takes 10.5 square feet of shoulder hides selected for strength and firmness to make. The vegetable-tanned leather is embossed to replicate alligator skin.
Credit line
Given by Mulberry
Object history
Registered File number 1996/383.
Bibliographic reference
De la Haye, Amy (ed.). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947- 1997. London : V&A Publications, 1997 plate 123
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.131-1996

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Record createdOctober 7, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84701/briefcase-mulberry/
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