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Pale-coloured jacket (yellow?)

Fashion Design
mid 1950s (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePale-coloured jacket (yellow?) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Fashion design for jacket by Marjorie Field, London, mid 1950s
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm
  • Width: 20.4cm
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Pale-coloured jacket(yellow?) / in wool , reversed black / or navy / over dark / dress.' (In pencil at top right)
  • 'Evening version / with long / slinky dress ' / shorter, fuller / jacket . / Could be in / rayon or silk .' (In pencil by the smaller sketch at bottom right)
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 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.
Collection
Accession number
E.456-2005

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Record createdMarch 24, 2006
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