Design for a dessert service
Ceramic Design
ca. 1876 (made)
ca. 1876 (made)
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1 of 127 designs for a dessert service painted with Zodiac imagery, in a green-cloth bound square folio album
Object details
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| Title | Design for a dessert service (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | L. Leila Waterhouse Hawkins. Design for a dessert service with a zodiac theme, probably made by Copeland. One of 127 drawings |
| Physical description | 1 of 127 designs for a dessert service painted with Zodiac imagery, in a green-cloth bound square folio album |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss L. L. Waterhouse Hawkins |
| Object history | These designs were exhibited at the South Kensington Museum prior to their acquisition and also shown at the Society of Arts in London. They were presented by the artist in 1880. Louisa Leila Leezinka Waterhouse Hawkins was born in London on 7 November 1841. She was the daughter of Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and the artist Frances "Louisa" Keenan. Her father is best known for creating the dinosaur models in the Crystal Palace Park. |
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| Accession number | 8625:2 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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