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Drawing

April 28 1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Godwin, Edward William (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Three drawings for a cupboard, enclosure and nest of drawers.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Architecture
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Design showing details of an enclosure to the back stairs of a house, studio and nest of drawers etc. One of 21 sheets of designs for a house and studio, Tite Street, Chelsea. Pencil drawing by Edward William Godwin, 1879.
Physical description
Three drawings for a cupboard, enclosure and nest of drawers.
DimensionsThe drawings in this series are described as being of various sizes
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscribed in pencil with notes, measurements etc.)
  • 'F. Miles [illegible word] House, Tite Street, Details for enclosure to back stairs to studio and chest of drawers &[?] under stairs' (Inscribed at the top of the page)
  • 'April 28/79' (Dated)
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history
E.533, 556-1963 are said by the artist to have been rejected by the Board of Works (see p.261 of The Building News, March, 1879). The artist’s second designs, E.554, 555-1963 were passed by them. E.555-1963, a copy of the artist’s design by C. P. Edwards was reproduced between pp.220, 221 of The British Architect…, Vol, 10, 1878.

This drawing is a design for a house and studio for the artist Frank Miles, Tite Street, Chelsea.
Subjects depicted
House
Studio
Stairs
Cupboard
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.570-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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