A Miscellaneous Collection of Original Designs, made, and for the most part executed, during an extensive Practice of many years in the first line of his Profession, by John Linnell, Upholsterer Carver & Cabinet Maker. Selected from his Portfolio's at his Decease, by C. H. Tatham Architect. AD 1800.
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ca. 1760 (made)
ca. 1760 (made)
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John Linnell (1729-1796) was the son of the famous furniture maker William Linnell (ca. 1703-1763). Unlike most furniture makers, John Linnell gained a design education at the St. Martin's Lane Academy, which was founded by William Hogarth in 1735. In 1750, aged 21, he joined his father's firm as a designer. On his father's death in 1763, John Linnell took over the family firm. During his lifetime John Linnell produced high quality furniture, which rivalled that of other leading furniture makers such as Thomas Chippendale, John Cobb and William Ince and John Mayhew.
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| Title | A Miscellaneous Collection of Original Designs, made, and for the most part executed, during an extensive Practice of many years in the first line of his Profession, by John Linnell, Upholsterer Carver & Cabinet Maker. Selected from his Portfolio's at his Decease, by C. H. Tatham Architect. AD 1800. (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink, pencil, red and yellow watercolour |
| Brief description | Design for a state bed with red upholstery, large bird finial and two sphinx bed posts; John Linnell. |
| Physical description | A design for a state bed with rococo and neoclassical motifs. The bed is upholstered in red. The curtains are fringed and large tassels hang from the tester. The headboard features a cartouche, putti, a torch, arrows, scrolls and festoons. The bed posts are fluted with acanthus leaves at the base. Two sphinxes sit at the foot of the bed, under each bedpost. Their long wings form the valance. The carving on the tester features rococo motifs. The tester itself is topped by a bird finial, possibly an eagle, holding what could be a trident. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Plate Do 2' |
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| Summary | John Linnell (1729-1796) was the son of the famous furniture maker William Linnell (ca. 1703-1763). Unlike most furniture makers, John Linnell gained a design education at the St. Martin's Lane Academy, which was founded by William Hogarth in 1735. In 1750, aged 21, he joined his father's firm as a designer. On his father's death in 1763, John Linnell took over the family firm. During his lifetime John Linnell produced high quality furniture, which rivalled that of other leading furniture makers such as Thomas Chippendale, John Cobb and William Ince and John Mayhew. |
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| Accession number | E.146-1929 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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