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Design for a chandelier

Lighting Design
ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Perry & Co. (designers)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Chandelier design on watermarked paper.

Object details

Categories
Lighting
Designs
Object type
Lighting design
TitleDesign for a chandelier (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawing in pen, ink and water-colour
Ink
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Design for a chandelier for one of the Royal residences, drawing by the firm Perry & Co., ca. 1830.
Physical description
Chandelier design on watermarked paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.6cm
  • Width: 30.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Marks and inscriptions
'Perry & Co. 21. Grafton Street Bond St. W. J. Wateridge 1952.' (Inscribed on the back)
Credit line
Given by Mr John Wateridge
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 1827.
Subject depicted
Chandelier
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2010-1952

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O591618/design-for-a-chandelier-lighting-design-perry--co/
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