Drawing
November 11 1878 (made)
On display at V&A South Kensington
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E| Artist/Maker | |
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Drawing of a section of door and window mouldings and cornices.
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| Materials and Techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, water-colour, gouache and coloured chalks |
| Brief Description | Design (one of four) for sections of door and window mouldings and cornices. One of 21 sheets of designs for a house and studio, Tite Street, Chelsea. Pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, water-colour, gouache and coloured chalk drawing by Edward William Godwin, 1878. |
| Physical Description | Drawing of a section of door and window mouldings and cornices. |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliographic Reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession Number | E.562-1963 |
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| record created | June 30, 2009 |
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