Edward Crace Volume of Coach Panel Designs
Drawing
ca. 1760 (made)
ca. 1760 (made)
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The Crace family were the most important firm of interior decorators working in Britain in the 19th century. They worked for every British monarch from George III to Queen Victoria and on a range of buildings that includes royal palaces, Leeds Town Hall and the Great Exhibition building of 1862.
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Title | Edward Crace Volume of Coach Panel Designs (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Materials used across the entire volume include; pencil, pen and ink and wash, brown ink and brown wash, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with Chinese white |
Brief description | Drawing by Edward Crace, 1 of 35 in a volume of designs for coach panels, mounted on 16 leaves of laid paper, with marbled boards quarter bound with morocco spine, England, ca. 1760 |
Physical description | A volume of 35 designs for coach panels including 7 designs for full panels, 17 for panel decoration in the form of imaginary structures, 7 for the decoration of the sides of carrosses coupes and 3 for Berlin coaches. The volume also includes designs for the surrounds of armorial decoration and a coat of arms. The designs are mounted on cream laid paper, with marbled boards quarter-bound and a morocco spine. The cover is lettered in gold 'Drawing of ornament for coach panel by Edward Crace' with the date, '1764', on a separate piece of leather that has been applied. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Elizabeth Johnston |
Summary | The Crace family were the most important firm of interior decorators working in Britain in the 19th century. They worked for every British monarch from George III to Queen Victoria and on a range of buildings that includes royal palaces, Leeds Town Hall and the Great Exhibition building of 1862. |
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Accession number | E.1469:7-1991 |
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Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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