Bath Tap Unit
1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This bath tap unit was installed in Greenlands, a country house near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The owner was William Frederick Danvers Smith, 1st Viscount Hambledon. He was a senior partner in the firm of W.H. Smith & Sons and commissioned this design from Nelson Dawson (1859-1942), who also supplied several designs for Smith’s.
Dawson’s design for this bath unit, which he made in his workshops, is in the collections of the Word and Image Department (Museum no. E.717-1976) and is dated 1900. Greenlands is now a civil service staff college but the library still retains other fittings designed by Dawson.
Dawson’s design for this bath unit, which he made in his workshops, is in the collections of the Word and Image Department (Museum no. E.717-1976) and is dated 1900. Greenlands is now a civil service staff college but the library still retains other fittings designed by Dawson.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 15 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Copper and brass |
| Brief description | Bath tap unit, England, around 1900, designed by Nelson Dawson |
| Physical description | Bath tap unit of white metal, (possibly Britannia metal), copper and brass. |
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| Gallery label | BADA 2004 Exhibition label:
BATH TAPS
Copper, silver and britannia metal, England, around 1900, designed by Nelson Dawson (1859-1942)
A feature of the domestic metalwork collection is that much of it was designed primarily for use rather than just for display. These bath taps, were made for William Frederick Danvers Smith (1868-1928), 2nd Viscount Hambleden, who was a senior partner in WH Smith and Sons. They were installed in his house, Greenlands, near Henley-on-Thames (now a management training college). Dawson was one of England's most important arts and crafts designers. His drawing for these taps, dated May 1900, is also in the V&A.
CIRC.191-1963(March 2004) |
| Credit line | Given by Greenlands Staff College |
| Object history | Arts and Crafts Exhibition RF.2002/1174 Nelson Dawson Exhibition RF.2006/662 |
| Summary | This bath tap unit was installed in Greenlands, a country house near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The owner was William Frederick Danvers Smith, 1st Viscount Hambledon. He was a senior partner in the firm of W.H. Smith & Sons and commissioned this design from Nelson Dawson (1859-1942), who also supplied several designs for Smith’s. Dawson’s design for this bath unit, which he made in his workshops, is in the collections of the Word and Image Department (Museum no. E.717-1976) and is dated 1900. Greenlands is now a civil service staff college but the library still retains other fittings designed by Dawson. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.191 to N-1963 |
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| Record created | April 4, 2003 |
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