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Drawing

August 14th 1876 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for an eight-legged, circular table. The outlines of the design are drawn in pencil, along with detailed enlargements of aspects of the design. The central design has been coloured with brown gouache.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil and gouache on tracing paper
Brief description
Design for an eight legged, circular table. Pencil and gouache drawing by Edward William Godwin, 1876. One of 33 sheets of designs for furniture, interiors and murals.
Physical description
Design for an eight-legged, circular table. The outlines of the design are drawn in pencil, along with detailed enlargements of aspects of the design. The central design has been coloured with brown gouache.
Dimensions
  • Height: cm
  • Width: 23.7cm
Card of correct measurement will be provided - see above for dibond dimensions
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Table for Watt / Aug 14th 76' (Inscribed in pencil)
  • (Inscribed with various notes, measurements etc.)
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history
The table produced from this design is illustrated on Pl.12 of Art Furniture from Designs by E. W. Godwin… by W. Watt, London, 1877. The table was produced in William Watt’s Art Furniture Warehouse, Grafton Street, London.
Subject 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.494-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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