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Design

1983 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A full scale design for a candlestick showing the side elevation and plan with detail of the pierced sconce.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and dyeline on paper
Brief description
Drawing by Jocelyn Burton, design for a pair of candlesticks commissioned by Sir Roy Strong for the V&A, pen and ink and dyeline, Great Britain, 1983
Physical description
A full scale design for a candlestick showing the side elevation and plan with detail of the pierced sconce.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42.6cm
  • Width: 29.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Trail [sic] sketch' (Inscribed in ink)
  • 'Working drawing: Sterling silver candlestick. Round turreted column inset in square base. Victoria and Albert Museum May 1983' (Lettered with titles and)
  • (Lettered with artist's name and address)
Credit line
Commissioned for the Victoria and Albert Museum by Sir Roy Strong. Given by the Collection of Metalwork
Object history
The candlestick in this design was to be part of a pair, commissioned by Sir Roy Strong for the Victoria and Albert Museum, but they were never executed.
Subjects depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.1977-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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