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Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth

Fashion Illustration
1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
The Sunday Express (publisher)
Papworth, Veronica (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Fashion illustration, in pencil and ink, depicting three women's heads, positioned in a vertical row down the sheet, each with a slightly different haircut. The middle and lower hairstyles are reproduced on a newspaper clipping adhered to the reverse.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Fashion
Illustration
Hair and Hairstyles
Object type
Fashion illustration
TitleFashion illustration by Veronica Papworth (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn with pencil and ink on paper. Newspaper clipping adhered to reverse.
Paper
Pencil
Ink
Newspaper
Glue
Fashion Illustration
Brief description
Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth for The Sunday Express, pencil and ink on paper, London, 1972
Physical description
Fashion illustration, in pencil and ink, depicting three women's heads, positioned in a vertical row down the sheet, each with a slightly different haircut. The middle and lower hairstyles are reproduced on a newspaper clipping adhered to the reverse.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.2cm
  • Width: 24.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • SE/19 3 1/2" (Inscribed in pencil on obverse)
  • Reproduced S/E P19 13.8.72 (Inscribed in black ink on reverse)
  • STOCK 13AUG1972 (Stamped in black ink on reverse)
  • Fashion Line S/E Papworth (Inscribed in blue ink on reverse)
  • 1972 (Stamped in black ink on reverse)
  • WHAT TO DO WITH THE SQUIGGLE THEY call it "The Squiggle" and it looks like a great big curly caterpillar. It is, in fact, quite the most adaptable hairpiece I've yet seen - long, bendable and immensely versatile. You can twist it round, pile it on top and pull your own hair up through it. You can wear it bunched at the back or twirled into a figure of eight over a French knot. Indeed there are a dozen or more different ways to wear it. The fun thing is - with a Squiggle - you can play at being a different-looking person every day. I've sketched a couple of suggestions above. It comes in 25 natural shades. Price £2.75. (Newspaper clipping adhered to reverse)
Credit line
Given by Fiona Shannon
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.537-2015

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2015
Record URL
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