Designs for the South Kensington Museum
Design
mid-19th century (made)
mid-19th century (made)
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Obverse: three designs in pencil and watercolour for floor tiles in terracotta and black. Reverse: sheet of designs in pencil for decorative ironwork.
Object details
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| Title | Designs for the South Kensington Museum (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing by Godfrey Sykes, possibly designs for the South Kensington Museum, obverse: three designs for floor tiles in terracotta and black, reverse: possibly designs for decorative ironwork on the roof of the Lecture Theatre, pencil and watercolour on paper, England, mid-19th century |
| Physical description | Obverse: three designs in pencil and watercolour for floor tiles in terracotta and black. Reverse: sheet of designs in pencil for decorative ironwork. |
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| Credit line | The gift of Georgiana Sykes Boyer |
| Object history | It is possible that these are designs for the South Kensington Museum. The pencil designs on the reverse are possibly designs for the decorative ironwork on the roof of the Lecture Theatre. |
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| Accession number | E.471-2015 |
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| Record created | June 5, 2013 |
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