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Reference code
2020.100.21
Title
New & Lingwood Skull and Crossbones Face Mask
Date(s)
- 2020 (Creation)
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Item
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1
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Scope and content
Navy and white pleated silk face mask with a skull and crossbones design. It has loops on each side made of black elasticated material to go over the ears. The mask is double layered, without a pocket for a filter.
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No label.
Made in England.
Materials: Mask 100% silk, with elasticated straps.
Measurements:
Width 20 cm.
Height 5.5 cm, expandable.
Made in England.
Materials: Mask 100% silk, with elasticated straps.
Measurements:
Width 20 cm.
Height 5.5 cm, expandable.
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Note
The mask was packed in a clear plastic bag with a small white sticker with the product's barcode and specifications, and a sheet of tissue paper sealed with a skull sticker on top.
Note
From website:
Not for medical use.
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Not for medical use.
On-demand delivery by hand. For London zones 1-3, we are pleased to offer complimentary Concierge Delivery with TOSHI. Choose a delivery time that suits your schedule, plus other services available at checkout.
Note
Undercover exhibition label:
SKULL AND CROSSBONES SILK FACE MASK
New & Lingwood
15 June 2020
£30
This face mask from Jermyn Street shirtmakers New & Lingwood features a grinning skull and crossbones motif. Traditionally this iconography has served as a memento mori, a symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. Its use for a mask could be interpreted as the wearer wishing to appear unconcerned about the pandemic's potential risks.
Made in the United Kingdom
Silk
Archive no. 2020.100.21