Field Rhoades haute couture
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1948-1949 (designed)
1948-1949 (designed)
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A piece of beige-coloured card folded and stapled to make a sketchbook with a Field Rhoades business card stuck to the top right front side. Inside the front cover a piece of paper on which a note about prices is stuck. The back cover is plain. Between the covers are narrow pages describing the design on the following full-sized sheet. There are twenty three of these sheets altogether and one came adrift and is mounted separately (E.483:24-2005).
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Title | Field Rhoades haute couture (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Printed typeface on card |
Brief description | Beige card folded and stapled to make sketchbook, Field Rhoades business card top right, made by Marjorie Field, London 1948-1949 |
Physical description | A piece of beige-coloured card folded and stapled to make a sketchbook with a Field Rhoades business card stuck to the top right front side. Inside the front cover a piece of paper on which a note about prices is stuck. The back cover is plain. Between the covers are narrow pages describing the design on the following full-sized sheet. There are twenty three of these sheets altogether and one came adrift and is mounted separately (E.483:24-2005). |
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Production type | Haute couture |
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Credit line | Given by Paul Williamson |
Object history | The provenance can be traced back to Gwen Mandley, an artist who was a friend of the designer, Marjorie Field. The haute couture firm Field Rhoades was registered in the London street directories at 77, South Audley Street, London W1 for the years 1948 to 1949. |
Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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Accession number | E.483:25-2005 |
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Record created | March 31, 2006 |
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