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Drawing
Godwin, Edward William, born 1833 - died 1886 - Enlarge image
Drawing
- Place of origin:
Britain (made)
- Date:
1872-1883 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Godwin, Edward William, born 1833 - died 1886 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pencil, pen and ink and water-colour
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
- Museum number:
E.487-1963
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case A, shelf 124
Physical description
Drawing with two designs for coffee tables in the Japanese style.
Place of Origin
Britain (made)
Date
1872-1883 (made)
Artist/maker
Godwin, Edward William, born 1833 - died 1886 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and water-colour
Marks and inscriptions
'Grey Towers.'
Inscribed at the top of the sheet
'No. 1 No. 2'
Inscribed beneath the designs
'Refer to drawings of furniture / Grey Towers / each Table to [?] 1 sheet'
Inscribed at the bottom of the page
Object history note
'Grey Towers' refers to Grey Towers House, a Grade-II*-listed building in Nunthorpe, Middlesborough, designed in 1865-67 by John Ross for W. R. I. Hopkins. The interiors were executed by London interior decorators Collinson & Lock to designs by Godwin.
Descriptive line
Designs (2 on 1 sheet) for coffee tables in the Japanese style for 'Grey Towers'. Pencil, pen and ink and water-colour drawings by Edward William Godwin, 1872-1883. One of 33 sheets of designs for furniture, interiors and murals.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
E.W. Godwin: Furniture. London: H. Blairman and Sons Ltd, 2018.
Materials
Pen and ink; Pencil; Water-colour
Techniques
Drawing (image making)
Subjects depicted
Tables; Coffee table
Categories
Drawings; Designs; Furniture
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
