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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 | Detail of dish. Oval design with full floral decoration. | |
| Id Number Current Accession | F.131.3 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | 1336 | |
| Inscription | Recto - As title and "Wm Rd Lethaby, 20 Calthorpe Street, WC" (in pencil). "See developed detail of rim on other sheet"; "Detail of dish: to be of silver repousse the ground gilt the rim of the gadroon and flutes alternately and pierced in the spandrils as shown"; "Pegasus No1". All in ink, unless otherwise stated. | |
| Location Creation Site | London (probably at 20 Calthorpe Street) | |
| Subject | Lethaby;William Richard;; | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 496 x 637 mm (board) | |
| Material | Pencil, pen and brown ink and black ink with watercolour 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, the year in which he used the pseudonym "Pegasus". | |
| Object Notes | Detail of the dish from Lethaby's 1883 entry into the Goldsmiths' competition "Ewer and dish in silver2; featuring foliate motifs, highlights and colouring with watercolours. ObjectItem.Notes and specifications in Lethaby's hand. Again the influence of 16th century Anglo-Flemish traditions are apparent. See also F.131.1 and F,131.2 (which is referred to by Lethaby in the inscriptions). | |
| 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 | |