1905-1982 Joyce Clissold

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Joyce Clissold was a student of Rooke and Adeney at the Central Scholl between 1924 and 1927. Whilst still a student, Clissold worked at Footprints, a workshop founded at Durham Wharf, Hammersmith in 1925 by Elspeth Little (also a Central student), Gwen Pike and Celandine Kennington. Footprints was setablished to design and to supply textiles for Little's shop, Modern Textiles, which opened in London in 1926. Clissold returned to Footprints in 1927, taking it over in 1929 and creating all subsequent designs. By 1933 the Footprints studio had moved to Brentford and enjoyed continuing prosperity, opening two London shops in the mid to late 1930s. Clissold taught textile design at the Central from 1936 to 1940 and after the war continued to run Footprints on a smaller scale until her death in 1982. Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design holds a substantial Clissold collection and the copyright of her designs.

Unbleached linen printed with geometric abstract design in green and purple. Long sleeves, mandarin collar fastening with double fabric loop and covered buttons. Five rows of top stitching round collar and down fronts. Fitted waist, flared skirt. Two concealed hip and breast pockets.

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Linen hand-painted with large stylised flowers, abstract shapes and stars in browns, red, yellow, green, purple and blue.

Mid 1930s Fabric overprinted with simple flowers and leaves in orange and dark purple. Sleeveless V-necked dress with gored skirt and back fastening with a row of flock covered, orange painted buttons and fabric loops. Plain cream satin petticoat. Flocked gold lame gauze and hand-finished. Woven fabric, ground of silk and metal thread with viscose rayon cut pile. Lino printed a disposition, painted and machine sewn.

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Length of unbleached linen printed in black, green blue and yellow with designs of stylised buildings and fish.

1930 - 1935 Macclesfield silk printed with vertical stripes of leaf on branch motif running up centre, in overprinted rust on dark red on rust. Smock style blouse with yoke, triangular at front, large pointed collar, front opening with matching covered buttons and buttonholes, short cuffed sleeves. Lino printed, machine stitched, hand finished.

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