Design for a cradle
Design
1861 (made)
1861 (made)
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Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912) designed this cradle for the son of the architect Alfred Waterhouse. The cradle is in the Gothic style and decorated with painted panels. The cradle itself is also in the Museum’s collections. Although its structure is close to the design, the painting of the panels is different. The floral patterns in the drawing are replaced by signs of the Zodiac on the finished piece.
In 1861 Shaw was designing in the reformed Gothic style, which is associated with William Burges (1827-1881) and William Morris (1834-1896). Painted panels formed the chief decorative element in this style. Very similar painted panels later became popular in works of the Aesthetic and Arts and Crafts movements. But they lacked the Gothic framing seen here.
In 1861 Shaw was designing in the reformed Gothic style, which is associated with William Burges (1827-1881) and William Morris (1834-1896). Painted panels formed the chief decorative element in this style. Very similar painted panels later became popular in works of the Aesthetic and Arts and Crafts movements. But they lacked the Gothic framing seen here.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design for a cradle (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink |
| Brief description | Design for a cradle, with a diagram showing the construction of the rocking device |
| Physical description | pen and ink drawing on paper |
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| Credit line | Given by Michael Waterhouse CBE, PRIBA |
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| Summary | Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912) designed this cradle for the son of the architect Alfred Waterhouse. The cradle is in the Gothic style and decorated with painted panels. The cradle itself is also in the Museum’s collections. Although its structure is close to the design, the painting of the panels is different. The floral patterns in the drawing are replaced by signs of the Zodiac on the finished piece. In 1861 Shaw was designing in the reformed Gothic style, which is associated with William Burges (1827-1881) and William Morris (1834-1896). Painted panels formed the chief decorative element in this style. Very similar painted panels later became popular in works of the Aesthetic and Arts and Crafts movements. But they lacked the Gothic framing seen here. |
| Bibliographic reference | Neil Bingham, Dream, draw, work : architectural drawings by Norman Shaw RA : gallery guide London : Royal Academy of Arts, 2014. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.75-1961 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2003 |
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