Badge, Britain, ca. 1992
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1992
Badge, Britain, ca. 1992 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1992. The museum's brief description reads: Badge advertising the Australian label, I.R.S.
Probably British, ca. 1992.. Museum description: circular printed lapel badge The museum record gives material recorded as printing ink, plastic, paper, metal; measurements Diameter 3.2 cm; place associated: Britain. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Lapel badges were manufactured and printed cheaply in their thousands. They were sold - or often given away - for a wide variety of purposes. Some advertised bands and their records, or other products, but many were created to promote ideas and political causes, or simply to give amusement through the use of original images and provocative slogans. Barry Miles, from whom these badges were acquired, was a key figure in the London underground scene in the 1960s. He was a founder of the Indica Bookshop, the underground newspaper 'International Times' and was involved in the setting up of the UFO, an all night club originally set up to provide funds for the 'International Times'. This body of material came into his collection because of his involvement in these activities in the 1960s.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- printing ink, plastic, paper, metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter 3.2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- plastic-coated offset lithograph on paper mounted on metal disc
- Place recorded
- Britain
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- I.R.S. STEPPING BACK INTO THE FUTURE
Identification
- Museum object name
- Badge
- Museum object number
- E.737-2002
- Museum system number
- O238980
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 materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.