Designs for mirror frames
Drawing
circa 1820 (made)
circa 1820 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The Crace family were the most important firm of interior decorators working in Britain in the 19th century. They worked for every British monarch from George III to Queen Victoria and on a range of buildings that includes royal palaces, Leeds Town Hall and the Great Exhibition building of 1862.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Designs for mirror frames (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour over preliminary pencil. |
| Brief description | Designs for mirror frames with pencil additions, probably for the Blue or South Drawing Room at the Brighton Pavillion, by Frederick Crace. Great Britain, circa 1820. |
| Physical description | Designs for mirror frames with pencil additions. Elevations with ruled borders in brown ink. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Banquetting Room Gallery (Inscribed in Frederick Crace's hand.) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The Crace family were the most important firm of interior decorators working in Britain in the 19th century. They worked for every British monarch from George III to Queen Victoria and on a range of buildings that includes royal palaces, Leeds Town Hall and the Great Exhibition building of 1862. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.824-1981 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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