Design for a set of bath taps and pipes
Design
1900 (made)
1900 (made)
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Nelson Dawson was a frequent exhibitor at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in London. He and his wife Edith Dawson specialized in enamel work. The development of modern plumbing in Britain from about 1850 provided new opportunities for designers. They could improve on the standard plumbing offered by manufacturers by providing stylish decorated taps. William Frederick Danvers Smith, 1st Viscount Hambleden, commissioned Dawson to provide these and other fittings for his house, Greenlands, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Object details
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| Title | Design for a set of bath taps and pipes (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Design for a set of bath taps and pipes, 1900. Pencil and watercolour, Nelson Ethelred Dawson (1859-1942) |
| Physical description | Pencil and watercolour drawing on paper |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Mary E. N. Dawson and Mrs Rhoda Bickerdike, daughters of the artist |
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| Summary | Nelson Dawson was a frequent exhibitor at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in London. He and his wife Edith Dawson specialized in enamel work. The development of modern plumbing in Britain from about 1850 provided new opportunities for designers. They could improve on the standard plumbing offered by manufacturers by providing stylish decorated taps. William Frederick Danvers Smith, 1st Viscount Hambleden, commissioned Dawson to provide these and other fittings for his house, Greenlands, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. |
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| Accession number | E.717-1976 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2002 |
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