Design for 'Steel Smelting' mosaic in V&A Courtyard: man with smelting tongs.

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Artist/Maker	Reuben Townroe (artist)
Place of origin	London (made)

Drawing in charcoal on paper, with fixative (probably gum arabic) applied on top. Preparatory, full-length figure study. This design shows a man who stands facing to the right in profile. He wears an apron and his sleeves are rolled up. In his hands he holds a long pair of crucible tongs, only roughly delineated. Paper of irregular shape. Lower right-hand corner missing. Tearing, creasing, folding, and pinholes. Foxing and staining. Conservation mounting underneath paper.

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Categories	History of the V&A Designs Drawings Mosaic Ornament
Object type	Design
Title	Design for 'Steel Smelting' mosaic in V&A Courtyard: man with smelting tongs. (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Drawing in charcoal on paper, with fixative (probably gum arabic) applied on top Paper Charcoal Drawing
Brief description	Design for ‘Steel Smelting’ mosaic in V&A Courtyard: man with smelting tongs, drawn, Reuben Townroe, ca. 1876
Physical description	Drawing in charcoal on paper, with fixative (probably gum arabic) applied on top. Preparatory, full-length figure study. This design shows a man who stands facing to the right in profile. He wears an apron and his sleeves are rolled up. In his hands he holds a long pair of crucible tongs, only roughly delineated. Paper of irregular shape. Lower right-hand corner missing. Tearing, creasing, folding, and pinholes. Foxing and staining. Conservation mounting underneath paper.
Dimensions	Height of paper exposed by mount height: 36.4cm Width of paper exposed by mount width: 23.3cm Paper of irregular dimensions. Maximum height and width given.
Associated objects	E.2973-1911 E.2998-1911
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2926-1911

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O776931/design-for-steel-smelting-mosaic-design-reuben-townroe/

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