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Fashion design - Pale-coloured jacket (yellow?)

Pale-coloured jacket (yellow?)

  • Object:

    Fashion design

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (designed)

  • Date:

    mid 1950s (designed)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Field, Marjorie (designer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Pencil on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Paul Williamson

  • Museum number:

    E.456-2005

  • Gallery location:

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

  • Image in copyright

This is a fashion design of a woman wearing a dress and jacket with a smaller design to the top right showing the front of the dress and one below that shows an evening version of the ensemble. The designs are inscribed with details of the types of fabric out of which the garments should be made, and the choice of colours that the designer envisaged being used. These designs are by Marjorie Field for the haute couture firm of Field Rhoades which was registered in the London street directories at 77, South Audley Street, London, W1 for the years 1948 to 1949.

Physical description

Fashion design, in pencil, of a woman wearing a dress and jacket with a smaller design to the top right showing the front of the dress and one below that shows an evening version of the ensemble. The designs are inscribed with the types of fabric out of which the garments are intended to be made and the choice of colours that the designer envisaged being used.

Place of Origin

London, England (designed)

Date

mid 1950s (designed)

Artist/maker

Field, Marjorie (designer)

Materials and Techniques

Pencil on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'Pale-coloured jacket(yellow?) / in wool , reversed black / or navy / over dark / dress.'
'Evening version / with long / slinky dress ' / shorter, fuller / jacket . / Could be in / rayon or silk .'

Dimensions

Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.4 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 jacket by Marjorie Field, London, mid 1950s

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

Techniques

Drawing techniques

Subjects depicted

Dresses; Jacket; Silk; Rayon

Categories

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

Production Type

Haute couture

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O122341
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