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Ribbons and Lace

Emily Sutton

2011

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Contemporary

Dominant colour

Ribbons and Lace is a 2011 by Emily Sutton, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Emily Sutton
When & what style?: 2011
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This drawing shows a pile of ribbons, lace, and sewing tools. It was made in 2011 by Emily Sutton for a children’s book. The book takes place in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The drawing helps fix a character’s granny’s hat in the museum’s fashion area. It’s part of a story about Clara Button’s magical hat day. Next, look up the artist Emily Sutton.

The story of this work

Overview

This illustration by Emily Sutton, created in 2011 for *Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day*, depicts an assortment of sewing materials and accessories arranged for repairing a hat. The drawing includes feathers, flowers, ribbons, needles and thread, a measuring tape, pencils, and scissors. Sutton’s work reflects her background in children’s book illustration and her inspiration from 20th-century artists like Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious. The composition is characterized by vivid colors and stylized details, typical of her approach to depicting objects often found in museums and antique…

Read the full account in the museum source.