Vitrine Design
Design
20th century (made)
20th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
These designs are all initialled ‘V.M.’; apart from this there is nothing to identify the designer. The style of the designs, however, can assist in dating the designs. The thin supports at the edges of the cabinet, their minimal ornamentation and the substantial panes of glass used indicate that they date from the early 20th century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Vitrine Design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawn on thick paper in pencil, then coloured with watercolour. |
| Brief description | Anonymous; design for furniture, 20 th century |
| Physical description | Linear design for a rectangular vitrine (with front 2 corners curved) and 4 glass shelves, in center of white paper, coloured. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Design |
| Object history | This group of designs for vitrines (E.766 to 770-2017) appear to be on the same type of paper, and one has a watermark for ‘A Lavis [….]CANSON & MONTGOLF[ier]’. Stylistically the watermark on the designs is similar to the Canson & Montgolfier watermark on ‘Nu Au Coussin Bleu’ by Henri Matisse, 1924 (E.303- 1935). Suggesting the paper is early 20th century. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | These designs are all initialled ‘V.M.’; apart from this there is nothing to identify the designer. The style of the designs, however, can assist in dating the designs. The thin supports at the edges of the cabinet, their minimal ornamentation and the substantial panes of glass used indicate that they date from the early 20th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.770-2017 |
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| Record created | August 30, 2016 |
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