Perspective design for the billiard room at No.1 Holland Park
Architectural Design
ca. 1870 (made)
ca. 1870 (made)
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This design was Thomas Jeckyll's first major commission for a decorative scheme. In 1870, A. C. Ionides asked him to design a new wing for No. 1 Holland Park, west London. The house had rooms in the then fashionable Anglo-Japanese style. The billiard room on the ground floor seems to have been the most accurate example of this style. The V&A acquired an album of photographs of the house with this design. A photograph of the finished billiard room shows that it differed considerably in detail from the drawing. The house was destroyed in the Second World War.
Object details
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| Title | Perspective design for the billiard room at No.1 Holland Park (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Perspective design for the billiard room at No.1 Holland Park, c.1870. Pencil and watercolour. Thomas Jeckyll (1827-1979) |
| Physical description | Pencil and watercolour drawing on paper |
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| Summary | This design was Thomas Jeckyll's first major commission for a decorative scheme. In 1870, A. C. Ionides asked him to design a new wing for No. 1 Holland Park, west London. The house had rooms in the then fashionable Anglo-Japanese style. The billiard room on the ground floor seems to have been the most accurate example of this style. The V&A acquired an album of photographs of the house with this design. A photograph of the finished billiard room shows that it differed considerably in detail from the drawing. The house was destroyed in the Second World War. |
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| Accession number | E.1797-1979 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2003 |
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