Design
ca. 1897 (made)
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Webb was a superb draughtsman. Some of his fellow designers thought his restrained designs were severe. This was unjust, as this design for a teapot shows. He has used some elements based on 18th century examples, but the shapes of the body and spout and the quirkiness of the handle show his originality. The brief but informative construction notes are accompanied by little sketches showing the details of the mouldings and the feet. This is typical of his work. Webb's drawings left nothing to chance and he always included as much detail as he could.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Pen and ink |
Brief description | Design for a silver teapot showing details, magnified sections of moulding and a quarter plan by Philip Webb |
Physical description | Design for a silver teapot showing details, magnified by sections of moulding, and a quarter plan. Inscribed by the artist with notes. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed by the artist with notes) |
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Credit line | Given by Miss Joyce M. Winmill |
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Summary | Webb was a superb draughtsman. Some of his fellow designers thought his restrained designs were severe. This was unjust, as this design for a teapot shows. He has used some elements based on 18th century examples, but the shapes of the body and spout and the quirkiness of the handle show his originality. The brief but informative construction notes are accompanied by little sketches showing the details of the mouldings and the feet. This is typical of his work. Webb's drawings left nothing to chance and he always included as much detail as he could. |
Associated object | CIRC.499-1956 (Object) |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964 |
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Accession number | E.1-1961 |
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Record created | February 19, 2003 |
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