Page from a Herbert Day Sketchbook
Design
ca. 1900 (made)
ca. 1900 (made)
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Modest British furniture in the Art Nouveau style became relatively popular by the late 1890s. Manufacturers in Britain did not use the more extravagant Continental Art Nouveau style on a wide scale. However, chairs and settles in the rather subdued style you can see here were sold to a wide public. This kind of furniture was made and sold into the 1920s because it was simple and inexpensive.
Object details
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| Title | Page from a Herbert Day Sketchbook (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | Drawings by Herbert Day, page from a sketchbook of designs for furniture and ornament in the Art Nouveau style, pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, Kent, ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | Two drawings on one page depicting designs for settles in the Art Nouveau style. |
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| Summary | Modest British furniture in the Art Nouveau style became relatively popular by the late 1890s. Manufacturers in Britain did not use the more extravagant Continental Art Nouveau style on a wide scale. However, chairs and settles in the rather subdued style you can see here were sold to a wide public. This kind of furniture was made and sold into the 1920s because it was simple and inexpensive. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991 |
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| Accession number | E.216:51-1991 |
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| Record created | February 21, 2003 |
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