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The Dining Room

Design
1950s to 1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This interior design for a dining room is by Oswin Bateman-Brown. He worked for the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant which designed interiors in the 1950s and 1960s. The antique dealers, H. Blairman & Sons and the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant collaborated on interior design during this period. Together, they integrated new décor and antiques for clients as in this interior design. It includes antique furniture which would have been supplied by H. Blairman & Sons.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Dining Room (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
Brief description
Interior design for a dining room, pencil and watercolour drawing, Oswin Bateman-Brown of Lenygon & Morant, London, 1950s to 1960s
Physical description
Perspective view of dining-room interior with table and chairs, side tables, and mural paintings on brownish paper. There is a wash mount with a border in lemon yellow.
Dimensions
  • Frame height: 50.9cm
  • Frame width: 52.1cm
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
THE DINING ROOM (written in pencil at bottom left)
Credit line
Given by Martin and Patricia Levy
Production
Oswin Bateman-Brown of the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant designed interiors in the 1950s and 1960s. The antique dealers, H. Blairman & Sons and the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant collaborated on interior design during the 1950s and 1960s, integrating new décor and antiques for clients.
Associations
Summary
This interior design for a dining room is by Oswin Bateman-Brown. He worked for the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant which designed interiors in the 1950s and 1960s. The antique dealers, H. Blairman & Sons and the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant collaborated on interior design during this period. Together, they integrated new décor and antiques for clients as in this interior design. It includes antique furniture which would have been supplied by H. Blairman & Sons.
Bibliographic reference
Sales, Christies, South Kensington, 1996.
Collection
Accession number
E.538-2009

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Record createdNovember 10, 2009
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