Design for a candelabra
Design
1980 (made)
1980 (made)
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Designs, two on one sheet, showing proposed decorative finishes for a candelabra by Robert Welch,1980.
Object details
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Title | Design for a candelabra (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Fet tipped pen, pencil, yellow crayon and shaded with graphit frottage |
Brief description | Designs, two on one sheet, showing proposed decorative finishes for a candelabra by Robert Welch,1980. |
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Production type | Design |
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Gallery label | Robert Welch (Born 1929)
Sketch designs for a pair of candelabra
for the Victoria and Albert Museum.
1979, 1980
Each dated
Felt-tipped pen, wash, graphite
frottage and crayon
Robert Welch trained at the Royal College of
Art and is both an industrial designer and
silversmith. For the candelabra commission
Welch first produced five sketches of
different schemes from which to make an
initial choice, one of which is shown here.
The other sketch shown here shows proposed
decorative finishes of the chosen design. The
design process concluded with more trial
drawings, finished designs and a wooden
model. The candelabra were made in Welch's
workshop by John Limbrey.
E.659-1981, E.657-1981 |
Object history | When he was Director of the V&A, Sir Roy Strong commissioned a pair of candelabra from Robert Welch for the Museum's permanent collections. Welch produced five sketches of proposed designs (E.654 to 658-1981) from which the V&A selected E.655-1981 for production. In total there are thirteen designs for the commision on nine sheets (E.654 to 662-1981) which are held in the Word and Image Department. The finished candelabra were made by John Limbrey and are held by the Metalwork Department (M.61 and 61A-1980). |
Production | One of thirteen designs on nine sheets. |
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Accession number | E.659-1981 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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