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Fashion Design

c.1960 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Fashion design for coat by Marjorie Field, c.1960
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm
  • Width: 20.4cm
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
'Mustard-yellow coat (lined navy) / to wear over a / navy dress, sashed / Kelly green.' (In pencil at the top right side)
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 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.
Collection
Accession number
E.463-2005

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Record createdMay 23, 2006
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