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| Title | Design for ewer and dish in silver, Goldsmiths´ Hall 1883 | |
| Collection | Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Maker | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Date | 1883 | |
| Extended Description | Section of the dish: Details of ewer above the principal band -- Details of ewer below the principal band -- Rim of dish development. | |
| Id Number Current Accession | F.131.2 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | 1335 | |
| Inscription | Recto - (all in black ink) As title and - "Pegasus No 1"; "Details of Ewer above the principal band"; "Details ogf Ewer below the pricipal band"; "Rim of dish developed" and "Section of the dish". | |
| Location Creation Site | London (probably at 20 Calthorpe Street) | |
| Subject | Lethaby;William Richard;; | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 496 x 637 mm (board) | |
| Material | Pen and brown ink, watercolour and black ink (for the labelling) on paper. | |
| Notes | Design for Silverware competition at the Goldsmiths' Hall. Lethaby entered the competition three years running (1882-84). This is part of his 1883 entry which won him a £35 prize (£20 improvement on his prize the year before), the year in which he used the pseudonym "Pegasus". | |
| Object Notes | A sheet of details sketches (see inscriptions) for both the Ewer and the dish which made up Lethaby's 1883 entry into the competition. The influence of 16th century Anglo-Flemish traditions is again apparent. Signed with the Pegasus pseudonym. | |
| Object References | (re. Goldsmiths') | |
| Relation Exhibition | Object Lessons, London, London Institute 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. Sale catalogue: Christies. 29 October 1991. Exhibition: 1990. Thesis: Rubens;Godfrey;, The life and work of William Richard Lethaby ( |
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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 | |