Design for Wiletts and Sons
- Object:
Design
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (made)
- Date:
1920s (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Willetts & Sons (commissioned by)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pen and ink on paper
- Credit Line:
Presented by Mrs Pamela Joan Gordon in memory of her father, George Frederick Willetts (1893-1961)
- Museum number:
E.3213-2004
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case MD, shelf 13, box B
Physical description
A drawing in pen and ink showing a seated woman wearing a bonnet, cape, full tiered skirt and with her hands in a muff. She sits beneath a tree in blossom. The composition is framed within an oval. There is a pencil inscription at the bottom.
Place of Origin
Great Britain (made)
Date
1920s (made)
Artist/maker
Willetts & Sons (commissioned by)
Materials and Techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Marks and inscriptions
'Prefer Bunch of Flowers/ or Sprig of above Floral in place/ of muff! - narrow Band on hat'
Inscribed in pencil along bottom edge
Dimensions
Height: 25.6 cm, Width: 17 cm
Descriptive line
A drawing for fashion packaging from the firm of Willetts and Sons, London, showing a woman wearing a full dress, bonnet, muff and cape, 1920s
Materials
Ink; Paper
Techniques
Technique; Drawn
Subjects depicted
Blossom; Trees; Bonnets (hats); Dresses; Muffs; Women; Figures (representations); Capes (outerwear)
Categories
Fashion; Labels & packaging; Designs; Drawings
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
