Herbert Day Sketchbook
Drawing
ca. 1900 (made)
ca. 1900 (made)
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A sketchbook containing 281 designs on 85 pages showing furniture and decoration in the Art Nouveau style including designs for hearth surrounds, cabinets, desks and settles. The book also contains designs for metalwork, ornament and several landscape and figure sketches.
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Title | Herbert Day Sketchbook (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour drawings on white wove paper full bound in brown cloth with pencil holder and ribbon handle |
Brief description | Drawings by Herbert Day, sketchbook of 281 designs on 85 pages, showing furniture and decoration in the Art Nouveau style, white wove paper full bound in brown cloth with pencil holder and ribbon handle, pencil, pen and ink and watercolour drawings, Kent, ca. 1900 |
Physical description | A sketchbook containing 281 designs on 85 pages showing furniture and decoration in the Art Nouveau style including designs for hearth surrounds, cabinets, desks and settles. The book also contains designs for metalwork, ornament and several landscape and figure sketches. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991 |
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Accession number | E.215-1991 |
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Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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