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| Title | Marble Chimney Piece [Reproduced photo] | |
| Collection | Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Maker | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Date | 1889 | |
| Id Number Current Accession | R.83 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | 3845 | |
| Inscription | Recto - "The Architect Nov 22nd 1889"; "The Architectural Illustration Society, Second Series Plate No 164"; "The Arts and Crafts 1889 Exhibition. Marble Chimney Piece: "Executed by Farmer & Brindley. Designed by W.R.Lethaby, Architect." | |
| Location Creation Site | Sprague & Co., 22 Martins Lane, Canon St, EC London | |
| Subject | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 331 x 418 mm | |
| Material | Black printing ink on paper | |
| Notes | Printed in The Architect, 22 November, 1889. Fireplace by W. R. Lethaby at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society exhibition of 1889. | |
| Object Notes | Ink photo reproduction of a photo of a fireplace designed by Lethaby and made by Farmer and Brindley (who made most of Lethaby's fireplace designs). Rubens describes this fireplace as a "simple mathematical arrangement of materials" (Architectural Press 1986) and similar to other designs by Lethaby from the same period. | |
| Object References | (useful information on Lethaby's fireplace designs) | |
| Relation References | Book: Rubens;Godfrey;, William Richard Lethaby: his life and work 1857-1931, Architectural Press. 1986. Sale catalogue: Christies. 29 October 1991. Article in journal: The Architect, 22 November 1889. |
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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 | Ink Photo (a type of lithographic process using light-sensitive gelatin) | |
| Work Type | Reproduction | |