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Waistcoat
Tiley, Miss June
(Embroiderer)
Silk waistcoat, padded and fully lined. Cream silk with green and deep pink painted decoration of wavy lines and fronds. Trimmed all around hems and arm holes with green frill. Frill fabric also used for applied flowerheads on waistcoat body. Wavy line motifs also painted on lining and fastening.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F97.50.4
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Tiley, Miss June
Association Type: Owner
Date: 1980s
Place: Caerdydd | Cardiff
Creation/Production
Vera June Tiley (1925-1998). Born in Swansea, lived in Dinas Powys. Textile artist and fashion designer. Studied at Cardiff College of Art (1941-45); Royal College of Art, London (1945). Cited in Peter W. Jones & Isabel Hitchman, *Post-War to Post-Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales* (2015).
Role: Embroiderer
Place: Caerdydd | Cardiff
Period: 1980s
Acquisition
Donation, 5/8/1997
Measurements
Length
(cm): 50
Material
Silk (fabric)
Location
In store
Classification
WOMEN'S CLOTHING - main garmentsComments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.