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Artist/Maker	Godwin, Edward William (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Sketchbook containing studies of architectural detail from various sources and designs for buildingS including a small town hall and a theatre. 40 pages of laid paper, with one inserted sheet, thread-stitched in paper boards.

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Categories	Drawings Architecture Designs
Object type	Sketchbook
Materials and techniques	Pencil and pen and ink on laid paper Pencil Pen and Ink Laid Paper Binding Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Sketchbook containing studies of architectural detail from various sources and designs for buildings including a small town hall and a theatre, some after William Burges. 40 pages of laid paper, with one inserted sheet, thread-stitched in paper boards. Pencil and pen and ink drawings by Edward William Godwin, 1860-1877.
Physical description	Sketchbook containing studies of architectural detail from various sources and designs for buildingS including a small town hall and a theatre. 40 pages of laid paper, with one inserted sheet, thread-stitched in paper boards.
Dimensions	Size of volume height: 22.9cm Size of volume width: 15.9cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions	'Architecture' (Inscribed in capitals by the artist on the cover) (Inscribed throughout with notes, place-names, measurements etc.) (Dated 1860 to 25 Oct 1877)
Credit line	Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history	The sketch of a mortuary chapel on p.13 is related to a drawing on p.3 of the sketch-book E.266-1963.
Production	Some of the architectural drawings were made after William Burges
Subjects depicted	Architecture Buildings Town Hall Theatre
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.270-1963

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O699201/sketchbook-godwin-edward-william/

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