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The Ceramic Gallery

Drawing
ca. 1876 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and ink, a highly finished drawing of the Ceramic Gallery showing painted ceilings, decorated columns and floors, works of art and a frieze of names of places where ceramic was made


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Ceramic Gallery (published title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Drawing of the Ceramic Gallery (then the Director's Dining Room) by John R. E. Watkins, London, about 1876
Physical description
Pen and ink, a highly finished drawing of the Ceramic Gallery showing painted ceilings, decorated columns and floors, works of art and a frieze of names of places where ceramic was made
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.4cm
  • Width: 40.8cm
taken from Bryant, Julius, Designing the V&A: The Museum as a Work of Art (1857- 1909), (London: Lund Humphries in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2017)
Collection
Accession number
8089B

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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