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Model of Vauxhall Gardens

Model
1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lucy Askew (made)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Model of Vauxhall Gardens as it appeared circa 1751.


Object details

Categories
Architectural Models
Pleasure Gardens
Object type
Model
TitleModel of Vauxhall Gardens (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Wood, cork, flock, perspex, styrene sheet, sheet brass, wire wool, latex foam and cellulose paint; with fibre-optic and bulb lighting.
Brief description
Model of Vauxhall Gardens as it appeared circa 1751. Scale of 1:150.
Physical description
Model of Vauxhall Gardens as it appeared circa 1751.
Dimensions
  • Perspex hood height: 420mm
  • Perspex hood width: 1855mm
  • Perspex hood depth: 1220mm
  • Base height: 150mm
  • Base width: 1870mm
  • Base depth: 1230mm
Size of baseboard: 183.5 x 120 cm. The model has rubber feet 250 mm high. Perspex is 8 mm thick. When crated is about 60 x 150 x 150 cm
Object history
This model was commissioned for the exhibition 'Rococo: art and design in Hogarth's England' which was held at the V&A in May to Sept 1984, and was partly based on David Coke's reconstruction of the plan, and on contemporary prints. See section F, pp. 74-98 of the exhibition catalogue.
Gift from Exhibitions Section of V&A.
Production
This model was commissioned for the exhibition 'Rococo: art and design in Hogarth's England' which was held at the V&A in May to Sept 1984, and was partly based on David Coke's reconstruction of the plan, and on contemporary prints. See section F, pp. 74-98 of the exhibition catalogue.
Place depicted
Vauxhall Gardens
Bibliographic reference
'Rococo: art and design in Hogarth's England', London: V&A, 1984. See section F, pp. 74-98 of the exhibition catalogue.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.481-1985

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1105857/model-of-vauxhall-gardens-model-lucy-askew/
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