Hood

Description

Woman's rayon hood printed with wartime slogans, in shades of pink, purple, green, orange, blue and brown: British, London, designed by Jacqmar's in house textile designer Arnold Lever and manufactured by Jacqmar, c. 1942

Museum reference

A.1994.1033 B

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Hood

Production information

Mosca, Bianca, 1950 (d.), Designer
London, England, Northern Europe
Lever, Arnold, 1905 - 1977, Fabric designer
Jacqmar, 1932 - 1963, Fabric manufacturer

Date

c. 1942

Materials

Rayon

Physical description

Woman's rayon hood printed with wartime slogans, in shades of pink, purple, green, orange, blue and brown. Printed inscriptions include '-Go! -to! -it!' , 'SAVE for VICTORY', 'AIR RAID SHELTER' , '"we shall not flag or fail, we shall go on to the end" - Winston Churchill', 'if you must talk... talk Victory!', '-give us the TOOLS we will finish the job', 'careless talk costs lives', 'your courage your cheerfulness your resolution', 'LEND TO DEFEND THE RIGHT TO BE FREE', 'BILL STICKERS WILL BE PROSECUTED BY JACQMAR', 'THIS IS LONDON WALL BY JACQMAR COPYRIGHT'.

Associations

Owner and mother of donor: Farquharson, Frances Strickland Lovell, Mrs, 1991 (d.)

Exhibitions

• Fashion and Style (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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