Full Record |
| Title |
A Dining Room [Architectural drawing] |
| Collection |
Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection |
| Maker |
Lethaby;William Richard; |
| Date |
1877 |
| Extended Description |
Design of panelled door and heavy buffet with carved lower doors. |
| Id Number Current Accession |
F.8 |
| Id Number Current Repository |
1193 |
| Inscription |
Recto - "Wm Rd Lethaby, 2 New North Road, London N." and "264". Verso - "Wm Rd Lethaby, 2 Ebberly Lawn, Barnstaple" and "43". All in pencil. |
| Location Creation Site |
Barnstaple |
| Subject |
Lethaby;William Richard; |
| Measurements Dimensions |
400 x 450 mm |
| Material |
Pencil, pen and black ink, on Whatman wove paper (hand made 1871) |
| Notes |
Signed 'Debut', pseudonym of W.R. Lethaby. Published in The Building News, vol. 32 (1878-79). Made for The Building News Designing Club Competition. Lethaby entered 19 drawings in all, 17 of which were published in The Building News, all of which are present in the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Special Collection. Lethaby won the competition, being awarded first place in the January of 1878. |
| Object Notes |
Full - "A Dining Room showing Door and Buffet", an architectural design which shows only one view (an elevation) and a scale in feet and inches.Labelled with the figure "1" and signed with the Debut pseudonym.(NOTE: sheet has been cropped and so is smaller than original size). |
| Relation Exhibition |
W R Lethaby 1857-1931: architecture, design and education, London, Central School of Arts and Crafts |
| Relation References |
Book: Rubens;Godfrey;, William Richard Lethaby: his life and work 1857-1931, Architectural Press. 1986.
Article in book: Rubens;Godfrey;, The Drawings of William Richard Lethaby, Object Lessons: Central Saint Martins Art and Design Archive, Backemey |
| Rights |
University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection |
| Source |
Christie´s; A.B. Waters CBE |
| Technique |
Pen and ink drawing. |
| Work Type |
Fine Art |
