Design
ca. 1890s (made)
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Design for the front of a lantern in pencil drawn directly onto the page of an album treating it as a sketchbook. The design for the back of the same lantern is E.395.42-2006. This design was possibly designed by Skidmore, himself, because it is drawn directly onto the page of the album treating it as a sketchbook whereas most of the other designs are on pieces of oiled paper which have been pasted in at a later date. This design is in a style earlier than the Art Nouveau style of the designs which have been pasted in. There is, for example, a design for an ironwork bracket in the album in the Art Nouveau style which is dated '11th of October, 1899'.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
Brief description | Design from an album from the firm of Francis Skidmore (1817-1896). |
Physical description | Design for the front of a lantern, annotated with measurements, drawn directly in pencil onto the page of an album treating it as a sketchbook. |
Dimensions |
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Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries |
Object history | The provenance is the grand-daughter of Francis Skidmore. |
Production | The design was possibly designed by Skidmore, himself, because it is drawn directly onto the page of the album treating it as a sketchbook whereas most of the other designs are on pieces of oiled paper which have been pasted in at a later date. This design is in a style earlier than the Art Nouveau style of the designs which have been pasted in. There is, for example, a design for an ironwork bracket in the album in the Art Nouveau style which is dated '11th of October, 1899'. |
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Summary | Design for the front of a lantern in pencil drawn directly onto the page of an album treating it as a sketchbook. The design for the back of the same lantern is E.395.42-2006. This design was possibly designed by Skidmore, himself, because it is drawn directly onto the page of the album treating it as a sketchbook whereas most of the other designs are on pieces of oiled paper which have been pasted in at a later date. This design is in a style earlier than the Art Nouveau style of the designs which have been pasted in. There is, for example, a design for an ironwork bracket in the album in the Art Nouveau style which is dated '11th of October, 1899'. |
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Accession number | E.395:43-2006 |
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Record created | April 23, 2008 |
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