Watercolour Drawing

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Artist/Maker	Burges, William (A.R.A.) (maker)
Place of origin	England (made)

William Burges designed a variety of containers, utensils, and jewellery in gold, silver, crystal, jewels, and a variety of other pressure materials. The style of the his incredibly elegant and highly detailed pieces can only be categorized as eclectic. He derived motifs from a variety of sources ranging from Romanesque, to Japanese, to medieval Gothic.

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Categories	Designs Containers Drawings
Object type	Watercolour drawing
Materials and techniques	Pencil and watercolour on paper Pencil Watercolour Paper Drawn
Brief description	William Burges. Designs for a leaf-shaped case, knobs and a floral motif. English, 1879.
Physical description	Three designs in pencil and watercolour on separate sheets of paper pasted to a single sheet. The top left drawing is of blue, green, and yellow designs of a floral motif set within petal-shaped borders. The drawing below it is of top, bottom, and side views of a leaf-shaped case with a body and lid. The drawing to the right is of a variety of small gold knobs (possibly for the lid of a container) in different shapes.
Dimensions	Width: 28cm Length: 49cm
Marks and inscriptions	'This was given to Davidson [ill.] for a [ill.] May 1879' (Inscribed below the petal designs.)
Subjects depicted	Floral Motifs Container Knobs
Summary	William Burges designed a variety of containers, utensils, and jewellery in gold, silver, crystal, jewels, and a variety of other pressure materials. The style of the his incredibly elegant and highly detailed pieces can only be categorized as eclectic. He derived motifs from a variety of sources ranging from Romanesque, to Japanese, to medieval Gothic.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	8830:17

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O802408/watercolour-drawing-burges-william-ara/

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