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Design for a candelabra

Design
7/12/1979 (made)
Artist/Maker
Welch, Robert RDI (designer)

Design for a candelabra by Robert Welch, dated 1979.


Object details

Categories
Designs
Lighting
Metalwork
Silver
Object type
Design
TitleDesign for a candelabra (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Felt tipped pen shaded with graphite frottage on paper, mounted on card.
Felt Tipped Pen
Graphite
Paper
Card Support
Frottage
Brief description
Design for a candelabra by Robert Welch, dated 1979.
Dimensions
  • Paper sheet height: 257mm
  • Paper sheet width: 169mm
  • Card support height: 298mm
  • Card support width: 210mm
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
  • 7.12.79 (in black in bottom right)
  • RW (in black ink bottom left)
  • A rough sketch which explores the possibility of developing the shimmering effect of indented half round wires similar to the technique that I used in the desigtn of the Cross and Candlesticks for Canterbury Cathedral. A rather ungainly design which I did not care for but was included in the original submission on the grounds that with further exploration there might be some merti in this approach. (typescript on separate headed note paper)
Object history
When he was Director of the V&A, Sir Roy Strong commissioned a pair of candelabra from Robert Welch for the Museum's permanent collections. Welch produced five sketches of proposed designs (E.654 to 8-1981) from which the V&A selected E.655-1981 for production. In total there are thirteen designs for the commision on nine sheets (E.654 to 622-1981) which are held in the Word and Image Department. The finished candelabra were made by John Limbrey and are held by the Metalwork Department (M.61 and 61A-1980).
Production
One of thirteen designs on nine sheets.
Subject depicted
Candelabra
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Snodin, Michael. Some Designs for English Gold and Silver. The V&A Album 4 1985, pp.151-5, figs. 9-11
  • p. 97 Eric Turner, Heike Zech, Masterpieces of British silver : highlights from the Victoria and Albert Museum Hong Kong : Liang Yi Museum, [2016]. 97898801494405
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.656-1981

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O548927/design-for-a-candelabra-design-welch-robert-rdi/
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