Fashion Design
1948-50 (designed)
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This is a fashion design depicting a woman wearing a lilac dress and shoes with other pink accessories, 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. The design appears highly finished, with opaque areas of bodycolour both filling in the pencil outlines, and forming the base for more pencil outlines and shading, which define the forms even further. It is signed with the name of the firm, and the designer has made notes at the bottom left on alternative possible textiles. This design would have been used as a presentation drawing, for clients to decide which model they wanted to have made.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and bodycolour on paper |
| Brief description | Fashion design for dress by Marjorie Field, 1948-50 |
| Physical description | A pencil and bodycolour design of a woman in a three-quarter length lilac dress with lilac shoes, and pink gloves, bag, and headdress. The bodycolour has been applied over an original pencil sketch, filling it in, and more pencil lines and shading have been applied over the bodycolour. An area of text in pencil at bottom left describes the fabric options. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
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| 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 lilac dress and shoes with other pink accessories, 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. The design appears highly finished, with opaque areas of bodycolour both filling in the pencil outlines, and forming the base for more pencil outlines and shading, which define the forms even further. It is signed with the name of the firm, and the designer has made notes at the bottom left on alternative possible textiles. This design would have been used as a presentation drawing, for clients to decide which model they wanted to have made. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.471-2005 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2006 |
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