Design
c. 1856 (drawn)
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A measured drawing of a design for a stair ballustrade, the principle motive of which is a pair of wolves backing upon a cross.
Object details
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| Brief description | Design by Alfred Stevens, a measured drawing of a design for a stair ballustrade, pencil and pen and ink, c. 1856. |
| Physical description | A measured drawing of a design for a stair ballustrade, the principle motive of which is a pair of wolves backing upon a cross. |
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| Credit line | Gifted from the Tate Gallery, date of receipt 11th October 1974. Gift refers to objects E.21 to 380-1975. |
| Object history | This sheet was much damaged in the 1928 floods. There is no history of this design, it can possibly be dated to when Stevens opened a workshop of design manufacturers in 1856. |
| Bibliographic reference | Romney Towndrow, Kenneth. The Works of Alfred Stevens at the Tate Gallery. London: Published by the Tate Gallery Trustees, 1950. |
| Other number | N.G. No. 3399 III - National Gallery number |
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| Accession number | E.177-1975 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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