Interior of a smithy
Relief
ca. 1884 (made)
ca. 1884 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This terracotta relief depicts a traditional image of a blacksmith's workshop. Purchased from the sculptor in 1884 for £15, when it was shown at the International Health Exhibition. Bowcher trained at the National Art Training Schools, South Kensington, London, and this relief was probably made while he was still a student. An 'Alfred W. Bowcher, Oakley Cottage Studio, Chelsea' is listed as a sculptor who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1886 and 1889. A series of photographs illustrating clay models for terracotta frieze decorations carried out by Bowcher for St James's Square, London, in 1885 are in the Museum's Sculpture Department.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Interior of a smithy (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Terracotta in glazed wood frame |
| Brief description | Panel, relief, terracotta, interior of a smithy, by A. W. Bowcher, England, ca. 1884 |
| Physical description | Panel, terracotta, modelled in relief depicting a traditional image of a blacksmith's workshop. Signed. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'A BOWCHER' (Signed beneath the anvil) |
| Object history | Purchased from the sculptor, 72 Stroud Green Park, London in 1884 for £15, when it was shown at the International Health Exhibition for the year. This was a total of 33 objects which were selected for consideration for purchase from the objects exhibited by the then South Kensington Museum. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This terracotta relief depicts a traditional image of a blacksmith's workshop. Purchased from the sculptor in 1884 for £15, when it was shown at the International Health Exhibition. Bowcher trained at the National Art Training Schools, South Kensington, London, and this relief was probably made while he was still a student. An 'Alfred W. Bowcher, Oakley Cottage Studio, Chelsea' is listed as a sculptor who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1886 and 1889. A series of photographs illustrating clay models for terracotta frieze decorations carried out by Bowcher for St James's Square, London, in 1885 are in the Museum's Sculpture Department. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 17-1885 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2003 |
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