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Title	An Escritoir in Painted Wood [Building News Designing Club]
Collection	Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Maker	Lethaby;William Richard;
Date	1877
Id Number Current Accession	R.85.8
Id Number Current Repository	-856417124
Inscription	Recto - Signed "WR Lethaby" in pencil, in Lethaby�s hand. Verso - "51" (x2) in pencil and blue pencil. Reproduced - As title (see F.3)
Location Creation Site	James Akerman, 6 Queen Square, WC, London (Printers and Photolithographers)
Subject	Lethaby;William Richard;;
Material	Black printing ink on paper
Notes	This reproduction appears on a page (from the Building News) with work by other designers. The original drawing by Lethaby was part of his 1877 entry into the Building News Designing Club competition. He went on to become the overall winner in 1878. See F.3
Object Notes	Reproduction of a drawing by Lethaby, a design for "An Escritoir" on a page with two designs for a staircase and one for an 'easy chair and sofa' (by other designers). Reproduced in The Building News, issue dated October the 26th 1877. Reduced from original size; see F.3.
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 (
Rights	University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Source	Christie�s ; A.B. Waters CBE
Technique	Photolithograph
Work Type	Reproduction