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2007/110/9 Oufit, consisting of a bonnet, t-shirt and pants, for baby, sun motif, screenprinted cotton, designed by Adrienne Higgs, made by Scribbly Graphics, Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia, c. 2000. Click to enlarge.
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Scribbly Graphics baby's outfit

Designed
Consisting of a pair of sun-print pants and matching bonnet and t-shirt, this baby's outfit was designed by graphic artist, Adrienne Higgs, as part of her range of children's clothing, called 'Scribbly Graphics'. She established the company in 1978, designing printed paper items before turning to fabric printing in the early 1980s. In 1987, Higgs' husband, Norman, joined the business to manage production. His arrival coincided with a decision to concentrate on a range of children's clothing …

Summary

Object No.

2007/110/9

Object Statement

Oufit, consisting of a bonnet, t-shirt and pants, for baby, sun motif, screenprinted cotton, designed by Adrienne Higgs, made by Scribbly Graphics, Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia, c. 2000

Physical Description

Oufit, baby's, consisting of a bonnet, t-shirt and pants, screenprinted cotton, designed by Adrienne Higgs, made by Scribbly Graphics, Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia, c. 2000

A baby's t-shirt in white cotton jersey with a screenprinted design of a smiling sun on the chest. The neck opening is trimmed with a white stretch cotton. The t-shirt is a size 0.

A pair of baby's pants in pale blue cotton with a screenprinted design of smiling suns. The leg openings are trimmed with a yellow stretch cotton. The pants are a size 0.

A baby's bonnet in pale blue cotton jersey with a screenprinted design of smiling suns. The crown peaks with a knot in the same fabric.

Marks

T-shirt: white fabric label inside centre back neck 'SCRIBBLY/GRAPHICS/AUSTRALIA/0', Blue and white printed cardboard swing tag attached to fabric label 'AUSTRALIAN DESIGN FOR AUSTRALIAN KIDS/SCRIBBLY/visit us at www.scribbly.com.au', product information and barcode on reverse. White fabric label inside proper left side seam 'www.scribbly.com.au/100% cotton...care instructions...Made in Australia'. Navy blue and white fabric label proper left side seam 'SCRIBBLY' on both sides.
Pants: two white fabric labels inside centre back waist'SCRIBBLY/GRAPHICS/AUSTRALIA/0', 'www.scribbly.com.au/100% cotton...care instructions...Made in Australia'.
Bonnet: white fabric label inside centre back 'www.scribbly.com.au/100% cotton...care instructions...Made in Australia'. Two printed cardboard swing tags attached to fabric label 'AUSTRALIAN DESIGN FOR AUSTRALIAN KIDS/SCRIBBLY/visit us at www.scribbly.com.au', 'Australia at Aichi/WORLD EXPO/JAPAN 2005', product information and barcode on reverse.

Short URL

https://ma.as/367828

Production

Designed

Made

Notes

Adrienne Higgs designed this collection of stationery, textiles and children's clothing between the late 1970s and around 2005. Her company, Scribbly Graphics, screen-printed many of these pieces, particularly the earlier works on paper and fabric. By the 1990s however, much of this printing was outsourced to Australian companies that included Petlee, Feral Fabrics, Melba Prints and Lani Durland of Ersatz.

Adrienne Higgs designed this collection of stationery, textiles and children's clothing between the late 1960s and around 2005. Her company, Scribbly Graphics, screen-printed many of these pieces, particularly the earlier works on paper and fabric. By the 1990s however, much of this printing was outsourced to Australian companies that included Petlee, Feral Fabrics, Melba Prints and Lani Durland of Ersatz.

Higgs' son Daniel Higgs also became involved in Scribbly Graphics, assisting with the design of some artwork including the 'Codswallop' and sun design, designing product and running and working in the Scribbly Graphics retail outlets.

History

Notes

Graphic artist, Adrienne Higgs, donated this collection of children's clothing, shop mannequins, printed stationery, slides and photographs to the Powerhouse Museum in 2007. These items represent the development of her screen-printing company, 'Scribbly Graphics', which she established in 1978 in Thirlmere in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Higgs later moved the company to Sydney where she opened three outlets for her range of printed children's clothing. She sold the company to a Japanese buyer in 2005.

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Adrienne Higgs, 2007

Acquisition Date

22 August 2007

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Wikipedia

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