reception
Drawing
1962-1966 (designed)
1962-1966 (designed)
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This is an architectural drawing for the reception area of a Top Rank motor inn by the architect, Thomas Calloway. The drawing shows three chairs with rectangular backs and seats. There is a low reception desk to the right with pigeonholes. The ceiling is bright red and the left wall consists of windows. The drawing is in pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour which is a form of watercolour where the colours have been made opaque by the addition of white pigment. The drawing is a presentation drawing which is a design finished to a high standard for display to a client.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | reception (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour on paper |
| Brief description | Design for the reception at a Top Rank motor inn by Thomas Calloway |
| Physical description | Architectural drawing of the hotel reception showing three chairs with rectangular backs and seats. There is a lot of space above and around the chairs. There is a low reception desk to the right with pigeonholes. The ceiling is bright red and the left wall consists of windows. There is a melinex cover over the drawing. |
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| Credit line | Given by Stephen Calloway |
| Object history | This architectural drawing was given to the Victoria and Albert Museum by Stephen Calloway, son of the architect, Thomas Calloway, and also Curator in the Word & Image Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum. |
| Production | Stephen Calloway, son of the architect, stated that 'all the drawings by my father date from 1962-1966. They are mostly to the earlier end of those four years.' |
| Summary | This is an architectural drawing for the reception area of a Top Rank motor inn by the architect, Thomas Calloway. The drawing shows three chairs with rectangular backs and seats. There is a low reception desk to the right with pigeonholes. The ceiling is bright red and the left wall consists of windows. The drawing is in pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour which is a form of watercolour where the colours have been made opaque by the addition of white pigment. The drawing is a presentation drawing which is a design finished to a high standard for display to a client. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.654-1999 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2000 |
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