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Design for Wiletts and Sons

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 long belted coat with two buttons and an oversized collar. She is also wearing a hat and gloves and is carrying a folded fan.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Labels & Packaging
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Design
TitleDesign for Wiletts and Sons (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Drawn
Brief description
A design drawing by the Ruskin Studio for the packaging firm of Willetts and Sons, London, showing a woman wearing a long coat, 1920s
Physical description
Drawing in pen and ink on paper showing a woman wearing a long belted coat with two buttons and an oversized collar. She is also wearing a hat and gloves and is carrying a folded fan.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47.6cm
  • Width: 18.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'No 6' (Handwritten in ink within the design)
  • '1518 [crossed through] 1517' (Handwritten on the reverse in pencil, top left)
  • 'THE RUSKIN STUDIO/ VII NEW COURT WC2' (Stamped in ink on the reverse, in the centre)
  • 'WILLETTS & SONS/ 29B, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE./ E.C.1' (Stamped in ink twice on the reverse)
Credit line
Presented by Mrs Pamela Joan Gordon in memory of her father, George Frederick Willetts (1893-1961)
Subjects depicted
Figures (Representations)
Women
Coats
Collars (Neckwear)
Hats
Gloves
Fans (Costume Accessories)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3221-2004

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Record createdJuly 15, 2004
Record URL
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