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Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth

Fashion Illustration
1963 (made)
Artist/Maker
The Sunday Express (publisher)
Papworth, Veronica (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Fashion illustration depicting a woman in a short, sleeveless dress with embroidered decoration, scalloped hem, Peter Pan collar and black bow. Two newspaper clippings, one of which reproduces the illustration, are pasted to the reverse. On the reverse there is a pencil sketch depicting a woman in a short, sleeveless dress with Peter Pan collar and bow. Annotated on obverse and reverse.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Fashion
Illustration
Object type
Fashion illustration
TitleFashion 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 and blue biro. Newspaper clippings adhered to reverse.
Paper
Pencil
Ink
Felt Tip
Newspaper
Glue
Fashion Illustration
Brief description
Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth for The Sunday Express, pencil, black felt tip and coloured pencil on paper, London, 1963
Physical description
Fashion illustration depicting a woman in a short, sleeveless dress with embroidered decoration, scalloped hem, Peter Pan collar and black bow. Two newspaper clippings, one of which reproduces the illustration, are pasted to the reverse. On the reverse there is a pencil sketch depicting a woman in a short, sleeveless dress with Peter Pan collar and bow. Annotated on obverse and reverse.

Dimensions
  • Height: 35cm
  • Width: 21.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '9 1/4"' (Annotated on obverse in pencil)
  • 'Reproduced S.E.P.19. 23.6.63' 'SE, 1963' '[some letters cut-off]shion Line Papworth' (Annotated on reverse in blue biro and black ink)
  • 'STOCK / 23 JUN 1963' (Stamped on reverse)
  • It is generally assumed - with some justification, no doubt, though I've never found it to be true - that most mothers fight a pitched battle with teenage daughters over their choice of clothes. On the one hand, it seems, is mama - pushing the need for prettiness "because you're only young once." Directly opposed, I gather, is the daughter who will be avant-garde or bust. Pictured here are two trend-setting dresses that should win approval from both mothers and daughters. Their fabric is white embroidered organdie with black bows. Their style is way out and wonderful. Their price is fine - just 8 1/2 guineas apiece. Both by Susan Small. (Newspaper clipping adhered to reverse)
Credit line
Given by Fiona Shannon
Subject depicted
Dresses
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.510-2015

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2015
Record URL
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