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Title	[Inlay design for a sideboard]
Collection	Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Maker	Lethaby;William Richard;
Date	c.1906
Id Number Current Accession	F.69.4
Id Number Current Repository	1258
Inscription	Recto -Labelling and specifications. "One of this"; "Two of this";"Handle" (x2); "Centre". Each motif in the inlay pattern numbered from 1-13; "Small ovole" and "Partly like No1". All in ink.
Location Creation Site	London (Probably at 111 Inverness Terrace)
Subject	Lethaby;William Richard;
Measurements Dimensions	432 x 552 mm (4) ; 558 x 750 mm (5) ; 370 x 435 mm (6)
Material	Pen and black ink, pen and red ink, pencil on paper
Notes	This design is similar to (if not the same as) the design for the inlay pattern of the Melsetter House sideboard (also designed by Lethaby, see F.69.5 verso). See also F.69.15. For the sideboard design (which was executed by A.Mason). NB drawing on verso (F.69.4) of a very detailed hanging lamp or chandelier of some description.
Object Notes	This design was used for the inlay pattern on three drawers for a sideboard (designed by Lethaby, made by A.Mason). Most of the drawing (probably actual size) is in pencil; the notes and highlighted motifs are in ink, the handle areas outlined in red ink.
Relation Exhibition	W R Lethaby 1857-1931: architecture, design and education, London, Central School of Arts and Crafts
Relation References	Sale catalogue: Christies. 29 October 1991. Exhibition: W R Lethaby 1857-1931: architecture, design and education, Backemeyer;Sylvia;Gronberg;Theresa; ed. Lund Humphries Publishers. 22 October-17 November 1984.
Rights	University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Source	Christie�s; A.B. Waters CBE
Technique	Pencil and pen and ink drawing
Work Type	Fine Art