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Fashion Design

1948-1949 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a fashion design depicting a woman wearing a long black dress designed by Marjorie Field 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. A small pencil sketch of the dress shows the back of the dress. The main design is inscribed with the designer's notes on fabric and cut.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil and bodycolur on paper
Brief description
Fashion design for dress by Marjorie Field, 1948-1949.
Physical description
A pencil drawing, with highlights and details in bodycolour, of a woman in a long, black dress, white necklace, white bracelet and white earrings. A smaller pencil sketch on the right shows the back of the dress. There are two areas of text.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.7cm
  • Width: 20.2cm
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Black faille . / Heading of / self material / above belt . ' (In pencil at the right. Apart from 'black faille', this text is pointing to and describing the belt.)
  • 'Field Rhoades' (Bottom right. Traces of this signature have been erased.)
  • 'DD / 024' (In pencil at top right)
  • [illegible inscription]
Credit line
Given by Paul Williamson
Object history
The provenance can be traced back to Gwen Mandley, an artist who was a friend of the designer, Marjorie Field.
Production
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
Summary
This is a fashion design depicting a woman wearing a long black dress designed by Marjorie Field 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. A small pencil sketch of the dress shows the back of the dress. The main design is inscribed with the designer's notes on fabric and cut.
Collection
Accession number
E.470-2005

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Record createdMarch 3, 2006
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