Design for a chandelier
Lighting Design
ca. 1814 (made)
ca. 1814 (made)
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Design for a pendant lantern on watermarked paper.
Object details
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| Title | Design for a chandelier (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawing in pen, ink and water-colour |
| Brief description | Design for a pendant lantern in the gothic style, drawing by the firm Perry & Co., ca. 1814. |
| Physical description | Design for a pendant lantern on watermarked paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Perry & Co. 21 Grafton St. Bond St. W. J. Wateridge 1952' (Inscribed on the back) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr John Wateridge |
| Object history | It is possible that this design and E.2014-1952 were submitted by Parker & Perry in 1814 for the illumination of the gothic additions to Carlton House made by J. Nash and T. Hopper. H. Clifford Smith on p. 115 of Buckingham Palace, London, 1931, refers to Parker & Perry providing ‘4 Hexagon Gothic Lanterns’ for Carlton House in 1814. W. H. Pyne in Royal Residences, London, 1819, Vol. 3, illustrates the conservatory of Carlton House in the plate to face p.88 which shows lanterns similar to these in position.’ |
| Production | One of a series of drawings (E.2009-2014-1952) executed by the firm of Perry &Co. (formerly Parker & Perry) established in London by Mr. William Parker in the mid-18th century, which supplied lighting appliances, inter alia to the Royal Palaces and Residences. The company continued in existence until 1925. For later designs made for Perry & Co., see the volumes and drawings by Bartlett and J. Wateridge, the donor of these drawings. The paper on which the design is drawn is watermarked 1810. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2013-1952 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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