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| Title | Fender, coal scuttle and fire irons [Architectural drawing] | |
| Collection | Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Maker | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Date | 1877 | |
| Id Number Current Accession | F.9 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | 1194 | |
| Inscription | Recto - "WRL", "26e", "35" and "In style to harmonise with Fireplace sent herewith" (Lethaby seems to refer to a piece not in the Special Collection, this may suggest that he entered 20 drawings in the competition, rather than 19). Verso - "Wm Rd Lethaby, 2 Ebberly Lawn, Barnstaple" and "37" (x2). All in pencil. | |
| Location Creation Site | Barnstaple | |
| Subject | Architecture;Drawings / Sketches;Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 345 x 480 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. NB dimensions ignore the recently added 17mm strip of paper. | |
| Object Notes | Architectural drawing, signed with the Debut pseudonym, which shows 1) shovel 2) fire irons 3) general sketch 4) "part elevation of fender - a flat semi-ellipse (sic) on plan" and 5) "coal scuttle - a wrought iron basket". (NB inscriptions in ink incorporated into design). | |
| 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 |
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| 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 | |