Design for a boudoir ceiling in the Rococo style
Architectural Design
ca. 1870 (made)
ca. 1870 (made)
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George Edward Fox was a successful interior designer with a large number of wealthy clients. He worked with the firm of Crace and specialised in lavish versions of historic French styles. He designed this boudoir ceiling for Lady Wimborne. People at the time considered that the prettiness of the revived Rococo style was particularly suitable for the private rooms of a fashionable woman. They knew of the splendours of house interiors that had belonged to members of the French court in the 18th century. By the 1870s these had reached an almost mythical status. They were much imitated, to the displeasure of design reformers in Britain.
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Title | Design for a boudoir ceiling in the Rococo style (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour |
Brief description | Watercolour drawing by George Edward Fox: Design for a boudoir ceiling in the Rococo style |
Physical description | Pen and ink and watercolour drawing on paper |
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Marks and inscriptions | Signed George E. Fox (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921) |
Credit line | Given by Mill Steven FSA |
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Summary | George Edward Fox was a successful interior designer with a large number of wealthy clients. He worked with the firm of Crace and specialised in lavish versions of historic French styles. He designed this boudoir ceiling for Lady Wimborne. People at the time considered that the prettiness of the revived Rococo style was particularly suitable for the private rooms of a fashionable woman. They knew of the splendours of house interiors that had belonged to members of the French court in the 18th century. By the 1870s these had reached an almost mythical status. They were much imitated, to the displeasure of design reformers in Britain. |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921 |
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Accession number | E.79-1919 |
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Record created | February 13, 2003 |
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