Design for the Ceiling of the Refreshment Room of the Great Western Railway Station

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Artist/Maker	Crace, Edward (made)
Place of origin	England (made)

This is a watercolour, ink, and pencil design on paper for the ceiling of the Refreshment Room, Great Western Railway Station, Swindon. The ceiling is finely painted in red, green, and blue in floral and bird motifs. The drawing was made by Edward Crace in England, 1842.

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Category	Designs
Object type	Drawing
Title	Design for the Ceiling of the Refreshment Room of the Great Western Railway Station (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour, ink, and pencil on paper Watercolour Pencil Ink Paper Drawn
Brief description	Design for the ceiling of the Refreshment Room, Great Western Railway Station, Swindon, F.& I. Crace, England, 1842.
Physical description	Watercolour, ink, and pencil design on paper for the ceiling of the Refreshment Room, Great Western Railway Station, Swindon. The ceiling is finely painted in red, green, and blue in floral and bird motifs.
Dimensions	Width: 58cm Length: 46cm
Style	19th Century
Marks and inscriptions	'Crace, Frederick (1779-1859) / Design for the ceiling of the Refreshment Room, Great Western Station, Swindon.' (Applied to the back of the drawing, not inscribed on the drawing itself.) 'F. & I. Crace Des. 1842' (Inscribed in ink in the bottom left corner.) 'Refreshment Room of Swindon, G.V.R.' (Inscribed in pencil in the bottom right corner.)
Object history	Given by J.D. Crace
Subjects depicted	Ceiling Wall Painting Floral Bird
Summary	This is a watercolour, ink, and pencil design on paper for the ceiling of the Refreshment Room, Great Western Railway Station, Swindon. The ceiling is finely painted in red, green, and blue in floral and bird motifs. The drawing was made by Edward Crace in England, 1842.
Bibliographic reference	Megan Aldrich, The Craces: royal decorators 1768-1899, London, Murray, 1990.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1827-1912

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O719547/design-for-the-ceiling-of-drawing-crace-edward/

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