Bethnal Green Museum
Design
ca. 1871 (made)
ca. 1871 (made)
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In 1864 the 'Brompton Boilers', simple, iron-framed buildings which had been built to provide temporary display space during the early years of the Victoria and Albert Museum, began to be taken down to make way for further permanent buildings. Part of the iron framework was reused to form the core of a new Bethnal Green Museum (now the V&A Museum of Childhood). This design comprises four elevations of a Keeper's House for the Bethnal Green Museum (see also E.1086-1927); it does not seem to have been built.
Object details
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| Title | Bethnal Green Museum (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink with pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Design for Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, Keeper's House, ca. 1871 |
| Physical description | Pen and ink drawing, with further features depicted in pencil, on paper backed with linen. The sheet contains four designs for the elevations of the Keeper's House at Bethnal Green Museum (now the V&A Museum of Childhood). Each asymmetrical façade is characterised by pointed gables, tall chimney stacks and windows with moulded mullions and transoms. The principal elevation has pilasters framing the windows, and segmental pediments crowning those on the upper storey. Scale bar. |
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| Summary | In 1864 the 'Brompton Boilers', simple, iron-framed buildings which had been built to provide temporary display space during the early years of the Victoria and Albert Museum, began to be taken down to make way for further permanent buildings. Part of the iron framework was reused to form the core of a new Bethnal Green Museum (now the V&A Museum of Childhood). This design comprises four elevations of a Keeper's House for the Bethnal Green Museum (see also E.1086-1927); it does not seem to have been built. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1087-1927 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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