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Drawing

November 29 1873 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design incorporating a Japanese sparrow and formalised lilies in red ink on coloured tracing paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil and gouache on tracing paper
Brief description
Design for decoration for a conservatory, showing a design of formalized lilies, and the Japanese sparrow. Pencil and gouache drawing by Edward William Godwin, 1873.
Physical description
Design incorporating a Japanese sparrow and formalised lilies in red ink on coloured tracing paper.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 28.9cm
  • Size of sheet width: 73cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Colours { 2 reds on cream white or gold & pinkwhite on cinnamon[?]' (Inscribed at the bottom of page)
  • 'Decoration for Cove in Conservatory – McLaren.' (Inscribed on the left of sheet)
  • 'E W G Nov. 29 73.' (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history
This design was for the decoration of the convervatory of -McLaren.
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.511-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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