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Design

Design

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (designed)

  • Date:

    1948-1949 (designed)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Field, Marjorie (designer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Pencil on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Paul Williamson

  • Museum number:

    E.463-2005

  • Gallery location:

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

  • Image in copyright

This fashion design shows a woman wearing a coat 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 for the years 1948 to 1949. At top right, the designer noted, in pencil, the mustard-yellow out of which the coat was intended to be made, and suggested that it could be combined with a navy dress and a kelly green sash.

Physical description

A pencil drawing depicting a woman wearing a mustard-yellow coat with a tall, square collar. Pencil lines have been applied to point out the sewn seams over the coat.

Place of Origin

London, England (designed)

Date

1948-1949 (designed)

Artist/maker

Field, Marjorie (designer)

Materials and Techniques

Pencil on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'Mustard-yellow coat (lined navy) / to wear over a / navy dress, sashed / Kelly green.'

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 coat by Marjorie Field, 1948-1949.

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; Coat; Sashes (costume accessories); Lined

Categories

Textiles; Clothing; Drawings; Designs; Fashion

Production Type

Haute couture

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O124175
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