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Field Rhoades haute couture

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

A piece of beige-coloured card folded and stapled to make a sketchbook with a Field Rhoades business card stuck to the top right front side. Inside the front cover a piece of paper on which a note about prices is stuck. The back cover is plain. Between the covers are narrow pages describing the design on the following full-sized sheet. There are twenty three of these sheets altogether and one came adrift and is mounted separately (E.483:24-2005).


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleField Rhoades haute couture (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed typeface on card
Brief description
Beige card folded and stapled to make sketchbook, Field Rhoades business card top right, made by Marjorie Field, London 1948-1949
Physical description
A piece of beige-coloured card folded and stapled to make a sketchbook with a Field Rhoades business card stuck to the top right front side. Inside the front cover a piece of paper on which a note about prices is stuck. The back cover is plain. Between the covers are narrow pages describing the design on the following full-sized sheet. There are twenty three of these sheets altogether and one came adrift and is mounted separately (E.483:24-2005).
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.7cm
  • Width: 24cm
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'REGENT 6178 / FIELD RHOADES / HAUTE COUTURE / SEVENTY-SEVEN SOUTH AUDLEY STREET, LONDON , W.1' (On business card stuck to front of cover.)
  • 'S.A.C/A.' / PRICES QUOTED ARE IN STERLING AND ARE TO OVERSEAS TRADE BUYERS ONLY.'
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. 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.
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Accession number
E.483:25-2005

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Record createdMarch 31, 2006
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