Design
ca. 1865-1872 (made)
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Seven designs for brackets for gas lighting, about 1865-1872, by the metalworker Francis Skidmore (1817-1896) at his firm Skidmore's Art Manufactures Company, Coventry (founded in 1865). From the 1850s, Skidmore had a particular interest in a new invention which was that of gas lighting. His firm installed it in three buildings in Coventry: the medieval St Mary's Hall, Coventry, in 1850, a year later, in St Michael's Church, and in 1856, in the Holy Trinity Church. A gas lamp standard in the latter church has similar decoration to these designs. They are in the style of the Gothic Revival, a movement showing an increasing interest in medieval design and architecture, linked to that of the aims to reform the Church in England, from the 1830s.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Design by Francis Skidmore (1817-1896). |
| Physical description | Seven designs for brackets for gas lighting on a large piece of cream-coloured paper. |
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| Gallery label | DESIGNS FOR GAS LIGHTING BRACKETS
About 1865-1872
From the 1850s, the metalworker Francis Skidmore was particularly interested in the developing technology of gas lighting. His firm installed it in three buildings in Coventry - in the medieval
St. Mary's Hall in 1850, in St Michael's church a year later, and in Holy Trinity Church in 1856.
Pencil and wash on paper
Drawn by Francis Skidmore, (born in Birmingham in 1817, died in Coventry in 1896) and made by Skidmore's Art Manufactures Company
Coventry, England
Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries
Museum no. E.391-2006 |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries |
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| Summary | Seven designs for brackets for gas lighting, about 1865-1872, by the metalworker Francis Skidmore (1817-1896) at his firm Skidmore's Art Manufactures Company, Coventry (founded in 1865). From the 1850s, Skidmore had a particular interest in a new invention which was that of gas lighting. His firm installed it in three buildings in Coventry: the medieval St Mary's Hall, Coventry, in 1850, a year later, in St Michael's Church, and in 1856, in the Holy Trinity Church. A gas lamp standard in the latter church has similar decoration to these designs. They are in the style of the Gothic Revival, a movement showing an increasing interest in medieval design and architecture, linked to that of the aims to reform the Church in England, from the 1830s. |
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| Accession number | E.391-2006 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2007 |
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