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Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth

Fashion Illustration
1964 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fashion illustration depicting two women both wearing a long-sleeved blouse with a bow at the waist and knee-length shorts. The blouse of the woman on the left is coloured with blue pencil. A caption from a newspaper clipping is adhered to the reverse. Annotated on obverse and reverse.


Object details

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Object type
TitleFashion illustration by Veronica Papworth (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn with pencil and black felt tip on paper and coloured with blue pencil. Annotated in pencil. Newspaper clipping adhered to reverse.
Brief description
Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth for The Sunday Express, pencil, black felt tip and coloured pencil, London, 1964
Physical description
Fashion illustration depicting two women both wearing a long-sleeved blouse with a bow at the waist and knee-length shorts. The blouse of the woman on the left is coloured with blue pencil. A caption from a newspaper clipping is adhered to the reverse. Annotated on obverse and reverse.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.6cm
  • Width: 40.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 6 1/2" 3 1/4" / deep SE/15 (Annotated on obverse in pencil)
  • REPRODUCED SE P15 9864 FASHION LINE PAPWORTH REPRODUCED SE 9-8-64 (Inscribed on reverse in blue biro)
  • 1964 STOCK / 9 AUG 1964 (Stamped on reverse in red ink)
  • "You'll go wild for Chinchilla pantaloons" - only you would have to have legs like a stork to look good in them. (Caption from newspaper clipping adhered to reverse)
Credit line
Given by Fiona Shannon
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.512-2015

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2015
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