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Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth

Fashion Illustration
1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
The Sunday Express (publisher)
Papworth, Veronica (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Fashion illustration depicting a woman in an above knee, sleeveless, shift dress with collar and four buttons at the front. The woman has a short hairstyle and is wearing diamond-shaped earrings. A newspaper clipping is adhered to the reverse. Annotated on obverse and reverse in biro and pencil.


Object details

Categories
Designs
Fashion
Illustration
Object type
Fashion illustration
TitleFashion illustration by Veronica Papworth (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn with pencil, ink and black felt tip on paper. Annotated on obverse and reverse. Newspaper clipping adhered to reverse.
Paper
Pencil
Ink
Felt Tip
Glue
Newspaper
Fashion Illustration
Brief description
Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth for The Sunday Express, pencil, ink and black felt tip on paper, London, 1966
Physical description
Fashion illustration depicting a woman in an above knee, sleeveless, shift dress with collar and four buttons at the front. The woman has a short hairstyle and is wearing diamond-shaped earrings. A newspaper clipping is adhered to the reverse. Annotated on obverse and reverse in biro and pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.3cm
  • Width: 22.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 9" SE/17 (Annotated on obverse in pencil)
  • Jack dear could / we make this / one big + the / other small? (Inscribed on obverse in pencil)
  • Reproduced S/E P17 3-7-66 (Inscribed on reverse in blue biro)
  • S/E Fashion Line Papworth (Inscribed on reverse in red biro)
  • STOCK / 3 JULY 1966 1966 (Stamped on reverse in blue ink)
  • NOTE FOR the cautious - don't be put off by the knees I've sketched. The shift is on sale at average lengths - but the youngsters shorten it (Caption from newspaper clipping adhered to reverse)
Credit line
Given by Fiona Shannon
Subject depicted
Dresses
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.527-2015

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2015
Record URL
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