The Collection
- Letter, Card and Envelope MOT000073
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Personal Messages
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Handwritten letter, card, and envelope. Handwritten letter, hand-drawn card in stamped envelope addressed "FAO E J Scott". Card has hand-drawn picture on front "Hannah Louise" on pink card. Envelope ripped open along top.
Handwritten letter, hand-drawn card in stamped envelope addressed "FAO E J Scott". Card has hand-drawn picture on front "Hannah Louise" on pink card. Envelope ripped open along top.
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Letters Relating To Jennifer Summers
MOT000202
Tag E. J. some paperwork for you…
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Categories
- E-J Scott, Medical, Documentation
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- 3x medical letters relating to Jennifer Summers. Letters relating to Jennifer Summers; referrals to Gender Identity Clinic, cervical screening invitation, white NHS private & confidential envelope marked "For E-J !!x" Note - white paper, "E. J. some paperwork for you…" Jennifer Summers
- Dimensions
- Height 29.6 cm Width 21 cm
Letters relating to Jennifer Summers; referrals to Gender Identity Clinic, cervical screening invitation, white NHS private & confidential envelope marked "For E-J !!x" Note - white paper, "E. J. some paperwork for you…" Jennifer Summers
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Levi Shorts
MOT000076
Tag Worn by a trans pride volunteer who split them whilst working. They were so busy they could not go home and change, and so taped up these shorts so that they could keep helping out.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Light blue levi shorts covered in tape. Pair of faded light blue Levi shorts, well worn & covered in silver duct tape. Dirt on front & back, hole below fly zip, ripped material across back, bottom of right leg frayed. Rips covered in duct tape. Label inside waist "Levi Special Edition Superlow". Note on sheet; tag in pocket and worn by Verne at Trans Pride 2016 when volunteering. Trans Pride sticker included.
- Dimensions
- Height 42.1 cm Width 44.5 cm
Front of a pair of white shorts with the cuffs rolled up. There is a small tear next to the fly of the shorts and duct tape visible on the right hand side which is wrapping around from the back of the shorts.
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Light Flesh Coloured Binder
MOT/2024/NDOTC/SOUT/014
Tag Half-tank Chest Binder GC2B Size M Light Colour Flesh tone 13.2
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 34 cm Width 32 cm Depth 1 cm
A beige cropped tank top is hanging on a wooden hanger against a plain white wall.
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Light Grey Binder With Lots Of Underarm Dark Straining
MOT/2024/NDOTC/EDIN/045
Tag old reliable. Seen me through many long years early in my transition Helped me feel myself. to feel right in my own body It's well worn, done me well
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 380 mm Width 460 mm Depth 20 mm
A grey binder on a wooden hanger.
- Lino Cut Block 'Free Yourself' MOT/2024/NDOTC/CARD/011
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Artwork
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 60 mm Width 150 mm Depth 5 mm
The image shows a reversed "FREE YOURSELF" lino cut stamp covered in black ink. With a brown, handwritten luggage tag.
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Lino Print Showing Pre and Post Top Surgery
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LEED/041
Tag "Freedom 1" - lino print, made a few months after surgery. Shows my chest before & after [Formatting Note: The text " "Freedom 1" - lino print" is underlined]
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Artwork
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 210 mm Width 150 mm Depth 5 mm
A handmade lino print block with line drawings of two torsos; one before, one after, top surgery; signed Jay 17/02/24. With a brown, handwritten luggage tag.
MOT001206
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Lino Printing Frame 'DIGNITY RIGHTS FAMILY HISTORY COMMUNITY INCLUSION SAFETY JUSTICE'
MOT001206
Tag The original screen printing frame which was used to stencil the 'No Pride Without Trans Pride' lino printing onto posters and shirts. It was comissioned by Fort and the campaign ran by Calling Studio, and designed by Jamie, founder of Fort. It has a metal frame, with mesh that has the words 'DIGNITY RIGHTS FAMILY HISTORY COMMUNITY INCLUSION SAFETY JUSTICE'.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Artwork
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
The image features a rectangular screen with 'DIGNITY RIGHTS FAMILY HISTORY COMMUNITY INCLUSION SAFETY JUSTICE'. The screen is generally green with a border of yellow and the text is yellow.
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Lino Printing Frame 'No Pride Without Trans Pride'
MOT001204
Tag The original screen printing frame which was used to stencil the 'No Pride Without Trans Pride' lino printing onto posters and shirts. It was comissioned by Fort and the campaign ran by Calling Studio, and designed by Jamie, founder of Fort. It has a metal frame, with mesh that has the words 'No Pride Without Trans Pride'.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Artwork
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
The image displays a printing screen with the words, "No Pride Without Trans Pride," framed in pink.
- Lino Prints. Postcards and Stickers MOT001119
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Categories
- Stickers, Printed Ephemera
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Prints, postcards, and stickers sent from Vienna, and letter from producer. Selection of lino-types, postcards and stickers on Trans and Queer themes, produced by @ivo_lederer and @sev_wildfang, sent from Vienna including: - 8 A4 lino-types - 11 smaller lino-types - 13 postcards - 5 stickers With letter from @ivo_lederer which accompanied the deposit through the post See also MOT/1118.
A selection of lino prints, postcards and stickers that are lay on top of each other.
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Lino print A4 Pillar and Person, 17/02/24
MOT/2024/NDOTC/SOUT/008
Tag A poster for my friend's "gender repeal party", made by her friend Alec. A lot of happy memories of the euphoria of early transition, my own and my friends' - trans joy is so important!
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Artwork
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
The image shows a black and white artwork with a date, alongside a small instant photo.
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Lipstick
MOT000122
Tag This was my first lipstick. It took me ages to find the right colour. I now have boxes of makeup and still addicted
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Bathroom / Beauty
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- "Stay Pout" pink lipstick in black case. Pink lipstick in black case with lid; lid reads "Stay Pout" & "Seventeen". Lipstick used & half empty, labels on base & lid worn and grubby, small scratch on pink label
- Dimensions
- Height 7 cm Width 1.9 cm
Black lipstick tube reading "Stay Pout"
Special Collections
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