Drawing
ca.1876 (made)
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Drawing showing a front elevation for a town hall, with clock and tower. Only part of the drawing has been finished. On the back are slight sketches for a decorative panel and part of a design for a frontispiece.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and water-colour on paper |
| Brief description | Design for a town hall with a clock and tower. Pencil, pen and ink and water-colour drawing by Edward William Godwin, ca.1876. On the back are sketches by J. A. McNeill Whistler for a panel in the Peacock Room, and part of a design by Godwin for a frontispiece to 'Art Furniture from designs by E. W. Godwin...'. ca.1876. |
| Physical description | Drawing showing a front elevation for a town hall, with clock and tower. Only part of the drawing has been finished. On the back are slight sketches for a decorative panel and part of a design for a frontispiece. |
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| Object history | A possibly related drawing is on p.13 of sketchbook E.242-1963. |
| Historical context | Art Furniture from designs by E. W. Godwin… by William Watt was published in London, 1877. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.634-1963 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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