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Design for a match or spill holder

Drawing
1815-1882 (made)
Artist/Maker

Design for a match or spill holder


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign for a match or spill holder (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black and brown chalks and wash on toned paper
Brief description
Drawing by Hablot Knight Browne: Design for a match or spill holder.
Physical description
Design for a match or spill holder
Dimensions
  • Height: 260mm (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957)
  • Width: 149mm (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed with monogram 'HKB' Inscribed in pencil 'Matches &c. &c. Metal or China'
Credit line
Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod.
Object history
Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod, 1948
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957
Collection
Accession number
E.90-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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