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Design

1983 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A full scale design for a standing salt showing the elevation and plan of the dome which is based upon the architecture of the facade of the Victoria and Albert Museum by Sir Aston Webb.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Dyeline on paper
Brief description
Print by Jocelyn Burton, design for a standing salt and two pepper mills commissioned by Sir Roy Strong for the V&A, dyeline on paper, Great Britain, 1983
Physical description
A full scale design for a standing salt showing the elevation and plan of the dome which is based upon the architecture of the facade of the Victoria and Albert Museum by Sir Aston Webb.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.1cm
  • Width: 35.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Credit line
Commissioned for the Victoria and Albert Museum by Sir Roy Strong. Given by the Collection of Metalwork.
Object history
This design for a standing salt, commissioned by Sir Roy Strong for the Victoria and Albert Museum, was never realised.
Subjects depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.1980-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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