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Design for sgraffito panel - allegory of Science, lettered 'GH'

Design
1871 (made)
Artist/Maker
Moody, Francis Wollaston (designer)

Design for panel showing a seated male figure holding a scroll up, flanked by two male nude youths.


Object details

Categories
History of the V&A
Designs
Object type
Design
TitleDesign for sgraffito panel - allegory of Science, lettered 'GH' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Paper
Pencil
Wash
Chalk
Drawn
Brief description
F. W. Moody and assistants, design for sgraffito panel on east/rear elevation of Science Schools, South Kensington: allegory of Science, lettered 'GH'. 1871, probably.
Physical description
Design for panel showing a seated male figure holding a scroll up, flanked by two male nude youths.
Dimensions
  • Height: 97cm
  • Maximum width width: 178.3cm
maximum height and width given - irregular edges
Bibliographic references
  • Cole, Alan S. 'On the Art of "Sgraffito" Decoration', in Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects: Session 1872-73. London: Royal Institute of British Architects, 1873, pp. 127-140, esp. pp. 128-130
  • Filmer-Sankey, William and others. Building Conservation Management Plan: Prepared for the Victoria and Albert Museum, April 2013, revised edn. London: Alan Baxter, 2013, esp. pp. 321-326
  • Physick, John. The Victoria and Albert Museum: The History of Its Building. London: The Victoria & Albert Museum, 1982, esp. pp. 151-154
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.180-1986

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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