Idiom: On the Cuff by Lesley Turner

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Lesley Turner, 'Idiom: On the Cuff', 2020, 9"x9". Cotton shirt cuff, plastic buttons, bedsheet, polyester thread. This idiom originated from the practice of bartenders recording customers' bar tabs on their shirt cuffs.

Lesley Turner
Idiom: On the Cuff
Men's cotton shirt, polyester thread, bed sheet
9 x 9 x 0.5 in
C$75
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The English idiom ‘On the Cuff’ means extending credit. It originated from the practice of bartenders recording customers' bar tabs on their shirt cuffs.

Subject Matter: Launder
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