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Image Not Available for Black and Gold Knitted Jacket and Top
Black and Gold Knitted Jacket and Top
Image Not Available for Black and Gold Knitted Jacket and Top

Black and Gold Knitted Jacket and Top

Designer (New Pitsligo, Scotland, 1943 - 1988)
Maker
Wearer (died 2009)
Date1974
Object NameJacket and Top
Mediumbeads, hand knit wool and metallic thread
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
AcquisitionPurchased in 1992 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.
Copyright© Bill Gibb Trust (2022)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015707
About MeBlack wool kimono style jacket with complex gold metallic yarn pattern, knitted by Mildred Boulton. Abstract bee motifs are repeated across the jacket and top, and the motif is also picked up again in the beaded shoulder strap. Here it appears as an abstract bee's wing.

Worn with a pleated gold lurex skirt. The fabric is actually used on the reverse with hints of the colourful paisley-style pattern on the right side showing through. Bill preferred this effect and as usual was not afraid to break with convention.
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