Drawing of Dress with Fabric Swatch for Spring/Summer 1975 Collection
Artist
Bill Gibb
(New Pitsligo, Scotland, 1943 - 1988)
Date1975
Object NameDrawing
Mediumpentel pen on paper with fabric swatch
ClassificationsBill Gibb Drawings
AcquisitionPurchased in 1997 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the National Art Collections Fund and the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.
Copyright© Bill Gibb Trust (2022)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS067467
About MeThe drawings illustrate how Bill worked through an idea. The finished dress corresponds directly to the design drawings.The dress is on the bottom row (second from the right) on the multi-image sketch, along with other designs. It was then worked as a full size drawing with details of how the fabric was to be gathered. The style number 5062 is lower right and a fabric swatch attached. Bill's pattern cutters and seamstresses could work directly from this design and also knew its running order in the collection.
The cornflower and wheat sheaf silk was printed by Janet Taylor.
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