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Design

1920s (made)
Artist/Maker
The Ruskin Studio (Artist)
Willetts & Sons (Commissioned by)
Place of origin
London (made)

Drawing in pen and ink on paper showing a woman wearing a suit with a long skirt and long jacket with a single button. She is wearing a hat with a feather, gloves and a long pendant, which she touches with her raised hand. The drawing bears several handwritten notes and is protected with a trace overlay.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Designs
Labels & Packaging
Object type
Design
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Pen
Ink
Paper
Drawn
Brief description
Design drawing by the Ruskin Studio for the packaging firm of Willetts & Sons, London, showing a young woman wearing a suit, 1920s
Physical description
Drawing in pen and ink on paper showing a woman wearing a suit with a long skirt and long jacket with a single button. She is wearing a hat with a feather, gloves and a long pendant, which she touches with her raised hand. The drawing bears several handwritten notes and is protected with a trace overlay.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47.5cm
  • Width: 18.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • THE RUSKIN STUDIO/ VII NEW COURT WC2 (Stamped in ink on trace overlay, and again on the reverse of the design)
  • Not Req'd (Handwritten in pencil, along left edge, referring to part of the design)
  • No 3 (Handwritten in ink, within design)
  • 1 Zinco [?]/ 1 electro [crossed out] Dup/ Reduced to 7 1/2 inches/ [?] (Handwritten in pencil, bottom left. Illegible last word may be 'deep', 'high' or 'please.')
  • Very Urgent (Handwritten in pencil, bottom)
  • 150/ Tues 9 am/ Batch/ */ Dup of this (Handwritten in pencil, bottom right)
Credit line
Presented by Mrs Pamela Joan Gordon in memory of her father, George Frederick Willetts (1893-1961)
Subjects depicted
Elegance
Woman
Hats
Suits
Pendants (Jewelry)
Associated object
E.3204-2004 (Reproduction)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3237-2004

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Record createdJuly 15, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O101581/design-the-ruskin-studio/
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