Request to view

This object can be requested via email from the Prints & Drawings Study Room

We don’t have an image of this object online yet.

More about images

V&A Images may have a photograph that we can’t show online, but it may be possible to supply one to you. Email us at vaimages@vam.ac.uk for guidance about fees and timescales, quoting the accession number: E.293-2002

Goldfish

Greetings Card
2000 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This handmade contemporary greetings card from Scotland by makers Zuva Originals represents the fanciful and kitsch elements of contemporary design with its use of bold complementary colours and synthetic materials.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGoldfish (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Sythetic fur stitched with thread to blue paper card
Brief description
Synthetic fur greetings card by Zuva Originals
Physical description
Synthetic fur surface depicting an orange goldfish on a blue background. Fish has one large PVC (synthetic material Polyvinyl Chloride) eye.
Dimensions
  • Width: 10.85cm
  • Height: 15.4cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'Hand made and printed cards / Zuva originals / 01235529444 / Please recycle' 'In our coats' (Designer and retailer's mark; English; central lower half of card's reverse side; sticker)
Credit line
Given by Elizabeth Miller
Summary
This handmade contemporary greetings card from Scotland by makers Zuva Originals represents the fanciful and kitsch elements of contemporary design with its use of bold complementary colours and synthetic materials.
Collection
Accession number
E.293-2002

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdOctober 10, 2003
Record URL
Download as: JSON