Leather Panel
1893-1894 (made)
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This leather panel was originally designed and made as part of an interior scheme for the Magpie and Stump. The architect and designer, C.R. Ashbee designed and built this house on Chelsea Embankment in 1893-4 for himself, his mother and his sisters. The leather was modelled by Bill Hardiman, a member of the Guild of Handicraft, founded in Mile End, London by Ashbee in 1888. Members of the Guild lived and worked together on metalwork, jewellery, furniture and books. Hardiman, who joined the Guild in 1890, became the chief modeller for metalwork but also worked on leather panels for upholstery and for wall coverings.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Leather, embossed |
| Brief description | Leather panel, triangular, depicting a galleon at sea, considered to be part of the Magpie and Stump, designed by C.R. Ashbee and made by the Guild of Handicraft, Essex House (Mile End), 1893-1894. |
| Physical description | The design shows a galleon in full sail, cresting the waves of the sea. It is shown in some detail, with mast, rigging and a coat of arms on the side of the ship. The three sails of the ship are shown blown by the wind, and the rays of the sun, depicted in the top left of the section, reach across the full length of the composition. The design fits the triangular shape of the leather panel, indicating that this was its intended form, which would have fitted into the decorative scheme of the wall panels. |
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| Credit line | Given by Messrs Wates Ltd |
| Object history | This is one of several leather panels, made by Bill Hardiman of the Guild of Handicraft for the interiors of the Magpie and Stump. C.R. Ashbee, who founded the Guild, designed and built this house on Chelsea Embankment for himself, his mother and sisters in 1893-4. This panel formed part of the decoration on a door leading from a lobby to the garden while other leather panels covered the wall of the staircase hall. In 1966 the Museum was given the opportunity to remove the leather panels from the house before it was demolished. |
| Summary | This leather panel was originally designed and made as part of an interior scheme for the Magpie and Stump. The architect and designer, C.R. Ashbee designed and built this house on Chelsea Embankment in 1893-4 for himself, his mother and his sisters. The leather was modelled by Bill Hardiman, a member of the Guild of Handicraft, founded in Mile End, London by Ashbee in 1888. Members of the Guild lived and worked together on metalwork, jewellery, furniture and books. Hardiman, who joined the Guild in 1890, became the chief modeller for metalwork but also worked on leather panels for upholstery and for wall coverings. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.25:1, 2-2008 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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