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Drawing

circa 1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a carved bed in the Louis XV style; designs for two side tables in the Louis XVI style.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
pencil and wahs
Brief description
Drawing for a bed and two side tables in the Louis XV and Louis XVI style by Mewes and Davis, c. 1910
Physical description
Design for a carved bed in the Louis XV style; designs for two side tables in the Louis XVI style.
Dimensions
  • Height: 311mm
  • Width: 21mm
Marks and inscriptions
Lit Louis XV bois sculpte noyer cire Chiffonier acajou et cuivre Louis XVI Table de nuit bois sculpte Louis XV bois naturelle [sic]

Note
Includes dimensions
Bibliographic reference
Cat. 14 Edwardian Opulence. British Art at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century Yale venter for British Art, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-300-19025-0.
Collection
Accession number
E.866:44-1975

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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