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Fashion design

Fashion design

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (designed)

  • Date:

    1948-1949 (designed)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Field, Marjorie (designer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Paul Williamson

  • Museum number:

    E.430-2005

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case FD, shelf 17

  • Image in copyright

This fashion design shows a woman wearing a Cossack cap 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. A smaller sketch to the right shows the crown of the cap with oval-shaped crossbands of stitching on it. At top right, the designer noted the sheepskin fleece out of which the cap was intended to be made and the special feature of the design that the cap should be 'deep enough to drape down on jersey as shown.'

Physical description

A drawing depicting a woman wearing a Cossack cap made of sheepskin fleece. A smaller sketch to the right shows the crown of the cap with oval-shaped crossbands of stitching on it.

Place of Origin

London, England (designed)

Date

1948-1949 (designed)

Artist/maker

Field, Marjorie (designer)

Materials and Techniques

Pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'Sheepskin fleece. / Cossack cap / deep enough to / drape down on jersey / as shown.'
'Top of crown in / reverse or in coloured / suede, with / traditional / crossbands of / stitching. / (oval in shape)'

Dimensions

Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.3 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 Cossack cap 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; Pen and ink; Wash

Techniques

Drawing techniques; Painting techniques

Subjects depicted

Sheepskin; Suede; Cossack hat

Categories

Textiles; Clothing; Drawings; Designs; Fashion; Hats & headwear; Women's clothes

Production Type

Haute couture

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O124287
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