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| Title | Stanmore Design for a Carving Table [for Stanmore Hall] | |
| Collection | Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Maker | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Date | 1891 | |
| Id Number Current Accession | F.69.13 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | 1265 | |
| Inscription | Recto - As title and " Scale 1" (inch)"; "Front" and "Sketch" - all in brown ink. Verso - "90" (x2) pencil and blue pencil. | |
| Location Creation Site | London (probably 2 Gray´s Inn Square or Fenton & Co.) | |
| Subject | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 256 x 420 mm | |
| Material | Pencil, pen and ink on paper | |
| Notes | This was designed by Lethaby for Stanmore house; the contract to design all the wood furnishings and five fireplaces was handed to him by William Morris (c.1890). | |
| Object Notes | Shows a front elevation and perspective sketch of a carving table (designed for Stanmore Hall, as title). This is probably the contract drawing (to which the client would either say yes or "start again"). A carving table with a decoratively inlaid pattern on the legs and a shelf half way between the table top and the ground. | |
| Relation Exhibition | 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. Thesis: Rubens;Godfrey;, The life and work of William Richard Lethaby (1857-1931), Ph.D., Unive |
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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 | Pencil drawing | |
| Work Type | Fine Art | |