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Fashion design - Barathea suit

Barathea suit

  • Object:

    Fashion design

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (designed)

  • Date:

    1948-49 (designed)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Field, Marjorie (designer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Pencil and bodycolour on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Paul Williamson

  • Museum number:

    E.475-2005

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 18 CG, box FD.18

  • Image in copyright

This is a fashion design, depicting a woman wearing a blue-gray Barathea suit, designed by Marjorie Field in the 1940s for the haute couture firm Field Rhoades which was registered in the London street directories at 77, South Audley Street, London, W1 from 1948 to 1949. Pencil lines and shading have been added over the bodycolour to define the folds and details of the skirt and jacket, such as the buttons, the pockets and the triangular 'sprat-head' details on the seams and skirt pleat. An area of text in pencil at the bottom left describes this detail, as well as the colour and material. A smaller pencil sketch at the right shows the back of the suit, emphasising the nipped-in waist. The design is signed with the name of the firm, and would probably have been used as a presentation drawing, for clients to decide which model they wanted to have made.

Physical description

A design for fashion in pencil of a woman wearing a blue-gray suit. Pencil lines and shading have been applied over the body colour to define the lines and folds of the suit, the buttons and the pockets. A smaller pencil sketch at the right shows the back of the suit, whilst at the bottom left, an area of text in pencil describes its colour, fabric, and details.

The paper has been hole-punched once and folded once. There is a small cluster of about 10 tiny holes pricked through the page at top left. Some red colour (chalk or paint?) has rubbed off onto the back of the page.

Place of Origin

London, England (designed)

Date

1948-49 (designed)

Artist/maker

Field, Marjorie (designer)

Materials and Techniques

Pencil and bodycolour on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'Field Rhoades'
'Blue / gray / barathea suit / with sprat-head / detail on seams / + skirt-pleat'
'7 "T"'

Dimensions

Height: 32.9 cm, Width: 20.3 cm

Object history note

The provenance can be traced back to Gwen Mandley, an artist who was a friend of the designer, Marjorie Field.

Descriptive line

Fashion design for Barathea suit by Marjorie Field, 1940s.

Production Note

The haute couture firm Field Rhoades was registered in the London street directories at 77, South Audley Street, London W1 for the years 1948 to 1949.

Reason For Production: Retail

Materials

Paper; Pencil; Bodycolour

Techniques

Drawing techniques; Painting techniques

Subjects depicted

Suit

Categories

Textiles; Clothing; Drawings; Designs; Fashion; Day wear; Women's clothes

Production Type

Haute couture

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O121660
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