Book cover, pleather, Japan, 2017
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2017
Gold metallic pleather book cover. The cover has David Bowie's Aladdin Sane character's lightning bolt symbol printed on the outside in red and blue. The cover has a black polyester lining inside. It has a folded pocket on one side for the back page of the book to be slotted into, a soft fabric strap in the middle to hold the front page of the book, and a tapered end that can be folded as a book mark on the other end.
On the inner folded pocket, there is printed bright orange text. There is a small orange fabric label sewn next to the folded pocket, which is printed with white text.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Machine sewn pleather with printed design. Lined with polyester.
- Dimensions
- Length: 17 cm; Width: 32 cm (12” x 7”)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- V&A; Warehouse Terrada
- Place recorded
- Japan
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- DAVID BOWIE IS A BEAUTIFUL BOY; V&A DAVID BOWIE IS
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O1784618
- Museum object name
- Book Cover
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- LOAN:AMERICASFOUNDATION.2251-2024
- Museum system number
- O1784618
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.