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Drawing

ca.1868 (made)
Artist/Maker

Design for a banner with three tiers of angels, the background coloured in blue and green. Two other designs are at the bottom of the page.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Metal-point, pencil, pen and ink and water-colour
Brief description
Drawing by Edward William Godwin for a banner deocrated with angels, one of eight designs for banners and the interior of the chapel at Dromore Castle, Co. Limerick, a design for a large house, and studies of decorative motifs from manuscripts, metal- and enamel work in the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Metal-point, pencil, pen and ink and water-colour, ca.1868.
Physical description
Design for a banner with three tiers of angels, the background coloured in blue and green. Two other designs are at the bottom of the page.
DimensionsThe drawings in this series are described as being of various sizes
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed by the artist with notes, measurements etc.)
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history
This drawing is one of 191 loose leaves, from various sketchbooks by the artist, dated 1851 to 1884.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.365-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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