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Field Rhoades

Folder
1945-1949 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A small, rectangular folder in turquoise card with an inner pocket, stapled onto the inner right side, with a label lettered 'FIELD RHOADES' taped to the front.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleField Rhoades (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Taped label on card with a stapled inner pocket
Brief description
Turquoise card folder used to contain fashion designs E.429-469-2005, made by Marjorie Field for the firm Field Rhoades, London, 1945-1949.
Physical description
A small, rectangular folder in turquoise card with an inner pocket, stapled onto the inner right side, with a label lettered 'FIELD RHOADES' taped to the front.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.7cm
  • Width: 23.2cm
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FIELD RHOADES' (Lettered on label taped to the front of the folder. This is the name of the haute couture firm.)
  • 'Marjorie Field Rhoades / 52 Chesil Court / Chelsea Manor St / London S.W.3.' (Inscribed in handwriting in black ball-point pen on the inside of the front cover.)
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. Marjorie Field set up the haute couture firm Field Rhoades with her husband whom she married in 1945. It was registered in the London street directories at 77, South Audley Street, London W1 for the years 1948-1949. There are advertisements for the Matita label in the following editions of Vogue: Vogue, June, 1941, p.13, a photographic advertisement in Vogue, January, 1948, p.2, Vogue, March, 1948, p.34, Vogue, May, 1948, p.3. and Vogue, November, 1948, p.39.
Production
This folder contained fashion designs E.429 to 469-2005 and thus suggests the dates when they were made.

Reason For Production: Retail
Subject depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
E.282-2006

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Record createdJune 28, 2006
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