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Drawing

1878-1879 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing showing elevations of the back of a house and a cross section of the building. The drawing on the left is annotated with red ink.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, gouache and pencil on paper
Brief description
Design showing the back elevation of a house and a cross section. 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, 1878-1879.
Physical description
Drawing showing elevations of the back of a house and a cross section of the building. The drawing on the left is annotated with red ink.
DimensionsThe drawings in this series are described as being of various sizes
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscribed with notes, measurements etc.)
  • 'House & studio for F. Miles Esq. Tite Street, Chelsea.' (Lettered at the top of the page)
  • 'Back elevation' (Lettered beneath the elevation of the building)
  • 'Transverse section' (Lettered beneath the cross-section on the right)
  • 'George Sharpe for Sharpe & Everare[?]' (Inscribed in the bottom right corner)
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
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.557-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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