Drawing
1830-1860
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John Dibblee Crace first came to public notice through his Gothic- and Renaissance-style furniture for the International Exhibition of 1862. His clients included the 4th Marquess of Bath for whom he redocorated Longleat, and William Waldorf Astor who commissioned him to decorate Cliveden (ca. 1895).
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.
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.
Object details
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| Brief description | Design for the decoration of an early 19th century galleried church; by J.D. Crace. |
| Physical description | Design for the decoration of an early 19th century galleried church, the lower range of columns Ionic, the upper Corinthian, showing the elevation of the galleries and a perspective view of the east end. |
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| Object history | Presented by Mrs Eileen Crace |
| Summary | John Dibblee Crace first came to public notice through his Gothic- and Renaissance-style furniture for the International Exhibition of 1862. His clients included the 4th Marquess of Bath for whom he redocorated Longleat, and William Waldorf Astor who commissioned him to decorate Cliveden (ca. 1895). 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. |
| Bibliographic reference | Megan Aldrich, The Craces: royal decorators 1768-1899, London, Murray, 1990. |
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| Accession number | E.764-1981 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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