Metalwork Design
14 July 1867 (made)
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William Burges (1827-1881) was an antiquarian and an avid collector of rare and precious things. (An antiquarian is a person who studies things of the past.) He was also an architect and designer. He not only appreciated old and beautiful things, but successfully incorporated them into his work. In his designs he often combined semi-precious stones, classical gems and gold coins, Chinese jade and fragments of jewellery in an exquisite new assemblage. Here he has used them on the metal mounts for decanters (flasks containing liquor). Burges was able to design on all scales. Among his achievements are tiny jewelled cups, splendid pieces of furniture and a complete new castle in the Gothic style, at Castle Coch in South Wales.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, watercolour and body colour |
| Brief description | William Burges. Design for a decanter with gold and jewelled mounts and painted decoration. English, 14 July 1867. |
| Physical description | Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour design on paper of a decanter decorated in gold, rose and emerald jewels, enamel, and painted illustrations of mythological figures. An elevation of is drawn to the right, plans of the top and base at the center, and a section through the decanter on the left. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'W Burges / July 14, 1867' (Inscribed in the bottom left corner.) |
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| Summary | William Burges (1827-1881) was an antiquarian and an avid collector of rare and precious things. (An antiquarian is a person who studies things of the past.) He was also an architect and designer. He not only appreciated old and beautiful things, but successfully incorporated them into his work. In his designs he often combined semi-precious stones, classical gems and gold coins, Chinese jade and fragments of jewellery in an exquisite new assemblage. Here he has used them on the metal mounts for decanters (flasks containing liquor). Burges was able to design on all scales. Among his achievements are tiny jewelled cups, splendid pieces of furniture and a complete new castle in the Gothic style, at Castle Coch in South Wales. |
| Bibliographic reference | 1839, a Gothic adventure Kilmarnock: The Dick Institute, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-9550546-4-8. |
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| Accession number | 8830:3 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2003 |
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