Design for Wiletts and Sons
Design
1920s (made)
1920s (made)
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Drawing in pen and ink on paper showing a woman, seen from behind, wearing a Japanese-style tasselled shawl over a short black evening dress. She is also wearing a long beaded necklace, which she lifts away from her body with one hand. Her dark hair is tied in a chignon with a large Japanese-style ornament.
Object details
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| Title | Design for Wiletts and Sons (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | A design drawing by the Roseland Studio for the packaging firm of Willetts and Sons, London, showing a woman wearing a shawl over an evening dress, 1920s |
| Physical description | Drawing in pen and ink on paper showing a woman, seen from behind, wearing a Japanese-style tasselled shawl over a short black evening dress. She is also wearing a long beaded necklace, which she lifts away from her body with one hand. Her dark hair is tied in a chignon with a large Japanese-style ornament. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Mrs Pamela Joan Gordon in memory of her father, George Frederick Willetts (1893-1961) |
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| Associated object | E.3201-2004 (Reproduction) |
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| Accession number | E.3222-2004 |
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| Record created | July 15, 2004 |
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