Design for Interior Decoration
Drawing
circa 1900 (made)
circa 1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The firm of W. Homann & Son, of 60 Berners Street, London, were designers and house painters who specialised in creating elaborate ‘Pompeian-style’ decorative schemes. Their most prestigious commission came from Queen Victoria for Osborne House (c.1847-50), and throughout the 19th century they continued to design interiors for grand houses.
William Henry Homann originally established the firm in the 1840s. His son, Henry William Homann was admitted to the Company of Painters and Stainers in 1864. His son, H. A. Homann, continued the family business into the 20th century.
This design is one of a group by H. A. Homann which date from c.1895-1910 and are signed. The group comprises rough pencil sketches showing both individual design elements and proposed decorative schemes, as well as worked-up presentation drawings finished with coloured gouache and marked with the name of the intended client and location.
William Henry Homann originally established the firm in the 1840s. His son, Henry William Homann was admitted to the Company of Painters and Stainers in 1864. His son, H. A. Homann, continued the family business into the 20th century.
This design is one of a group by H. A. Homann which date from c.1895-1910 and are signed. The group comprises rough pencil sketches showing both individual design elements and proposed decorative schemes, as well as worked-up presentation drawings finished with coloured gouache and marked with the name of the intended client and location.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design for Interior Decoration (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil drawing |
| Brief description | H A Homann; Designs for interior deocration possibly panels and moulding, circa 1900 |
| Physical description | Multiple designs on sheet; designs all mainly comprise of stylised foliage, the larger designs are possibly for mouldings due to their details and elaborate shapes, these would be used as an architectural enrichment. All of the designs seem to comprise only one-half of the final product therefore it is likely that the other half would be a mirror of the existing design. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jillian Lees |
| Summary | The firm of W. Homann & Son, of 60 Berners Street, London, were designers and house painters who specialised in creating elaborate ‘Pompeian-style’ decorative schemes. Their most prestigious commission came from Queen Victoria for Osborne House (c.1847-50), and throughout the 19th century they continued to design interiors for grand houses. William Henry Homann originally established the firm in the 1840s. His son, Henry William Homann was admitted to the Company of Painters and Stainers in 1864. His son, H. A. Homann, continued the family business into the 20th century. This design is one of a group by H. A. Homann which date from c.1895-1910 and are signed. The group comprises rough pencil sketches showing both individual design elements and proposed decorative schemes, as well as worked-up presentation drawings finished with coloured gouache and marked with the name of the intended client and location. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.192-2015 |
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| Record created | October 23, 2015 |
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