Sketchbooks : kept by a South Kensington student of F. W. Moody, ca. 1870-ca. 1874
Sketchbook
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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Sketchbooks : kept by a South Kensington student of F. W. Moody, ca. 1870-ca. 1874.
Singer, W. S.
Description:
4 items ; (4to).
Notes:
Bound in boards (linen and morocco backed).
Summary:
Containing numerous drawings and designs on tracing paper, relating to Moody's designs for the sgraffito panels on the exterior walls of the museum, some inscribed "Mr. Moody's design ...", and sketches after Old Masters and ancient artifacts, studies of architectural ornament, &c. Most done in pen and ink, or pencil, some heightened with watercolour.
Ownership History:
Bought from W.J.West, 1984.
Genre or Form:
Manuscripts (document genre -- England 1870-1879.
Sketchbooks -- England 1870-1879.
Names:
Moody, Francis Wollaston, 1824-1886.
West, W. J. (William John), 1942-, former owner
National Art Training School (South Kensington, London, England).
Reference Number:
MSL/1994/4
Singer, W. S.
Description:
4 items ; (4to).
Notes:
Bound in boards (linen and morocco backed).
Summary:
Containing numerous drawings and designs on tracing paper, relating to Moody's designs for the sgraffito panels on the exterior walls of the museum, some inscribed "Mr. Moody's design ...", and sketches after Old Masters and ancient artifacts, studies of architectural ornament, &c. Most done in pen and ink, or pencil, some heightened with watercolour.
Ownership History:
Bought from W.J.West, 1984.
Genre or Form:
Manuscripts (document genre -- England 1870-1879.
Sketchbooks -- England 1870-1879.
Names:
Moody, Francis Wollaston, 1824-1886.
West, W. J. (William John), 1942-, former owner
National Art Training School (South Kensington, London, England).
Reference Number:
MSL/1994/4
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sketchbooks : kept by a South Kensington student of F. W. Moody, ca. 1870-ca. 1874 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bound-in boards (linen and morocco-backed) with drawings in pencil on tracing paper |
| Brief description | Sketchbook, kept by W. S. Singer, a South Kensington student of F. W. Moody, ca. 1870-1874. |
| Physical description | Sketchbooks : kept by a South Kensington student of F. W. Moody, ca. 1870-ca. 1874. Singer, W. S. Description: 4 items ; (4to). Notes: Bound in boards (linen and morocco backed). Summary: Containing numerous drawings and designs on tracing paper, relating to Moody's designs for the sgraffito panels on the exterior walls of the museum, some inscribed "Mr. Moody's design ...", and sketches after Old Masters and ancient artifacts, studies of architectural ornament, &c. Most done in pen and ink, or pencil, some heightened with watercolour. Ownership History: Bought from W.J.West, 1984. Genre or Form: Manuscripts (document genre -- England 1870-1879. Sketchbooks -- England 1870-1879. Names: Moody, Francis Wollaston, 1824-1886. West, W. J. (William John), 1942-, former owner National Art Training School (South Kensington, London, England). Reference Number: MSL/1994/4 |
| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Gallery label | A STUDENT'S SKETCHBOOK 1870-1874
W.S.Singer was a student at the South Kensington School of Design who later became a designer of church furnishings. This page of his sketchbook shows tracings of drawings in this Museum, which was founded in association with the Government School of Design.
Bound-in boards (linen and morocco-backed) with drawings in pencil on tracing paper
Drawings by W.S. Singer
National Art Library no. MSL/1994/4
(16/03/2018) |
| Object history | Singer went on to be a designer of church furnishings working from Frome, Somerset. |
| Other number | MSL/1994/4 - NAL accession number |
| Collection | |
| Library number | MSL/1994/4 |
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