Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth

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

Fashion illustration depicting a woman wearing a tartan dress with belt, hat, thigh-high socks, round-toed shoes and gloves. The illustration is reproduced on a newspaper clipping adhered to the reverse. Annotated on obverse and reverse.

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Categories	Designs Fashion Illustration
Object type	Fashion illustration
Title	Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Drawn with pencil and black felt tip on paper and coloured with blue pencil. Annotated in pencil, red coloured pencil and biro. Newspaper clipping adhered to reverse. Paper Pencil Ink Felt Tip Newspaper Glue Fashion Illustration
Brief description	Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth for The Sunday Express, pen, pencil and felt tip on paper, London, 1963
Physical description	Fashion illustration depicting a woman wearing a tartan dress with belt, hat, thigh-high socks, round-toed shoes and gloves. The illustration is reproduced on a newspaper clipping adhered to the reverse. Annotated on obverse and reverse.
Dimensions	Height: 35.5cm Width: 25.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	'83/4"' 'SEP19 / 83/4" deep' (Annotated on the obverse in pencil and red coloured pencil) 'Reproduced S/E P19 24/3/63' 'S/E / FASHION LINE / PAPWORTH' (Inscribed on the reverse in biro) '1963' (Stamped on the reverse) SWINGING SWIRL OF TARTAN IT'S young, it's new, it's SWINGING - this sleeveless slip of a black, grey and white tartan dress with low-set black patent belt and kilted swirl. Get the look - big hat over big eyes and pale lips, bare knees above long white socks and round-toed patent shoes. That is the way the designers showed it. They also suggest wearing it over a black polo-necked sweater for colder weather. Trend-Setter dress by Susan small, price 9 1/2 gns. (Newspaper clipping adhered to reverse)
Credit line	Given by Fiona Shannon
Subjects depicted	Dresses Hats Gloves
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.509-2015

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Record created	September 30, 2015
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1322349/fashion-illustration-by-veronica-papworth-fashion-illustration-papworth-veronica/

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