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| Title | Design for a silver fruit dish, Goldsmiths´ Hall competition 1882 | |
| Collection | Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Maker | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Date | 1882 | |
| Extended Description | Circular dish design with floral decoration around rim. | |
| Id Number Current Accession | F.130.2 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | 1330 | |
| Inscription | Recto - As title, and "Wm Rd Lethaby, 20 Calthorpe Street, London" and "The wide border to be pierced and chased "; signed with "Vive la Renaissance" pseudonym. All in pen except address, which is in pencil. | |
| Location Creation Site | London (probably at 20 Calthorpe Street) | |
| Subject | Lethaby;William Richard;; | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 636 x 506 mm (board) | |
| Material | Pen and black ink (now drab green) and some watercolour on laid paper. | |
| Notes | Signed with the "Vive La Renaissnace" pseudonym used by Lethaby in 1882 for his entry in to the Goldsmiths' Hall competition. He entered the competition three years running (1882-84) and won prizes for two of those, this being one of them. (He won between £10 and £15, sources vary). See also F.130.4 and F.130.3.1 and .2 (his other entries in 1882). | |
| Object Notes | Design for a fruit dish in silver, with the lion inhabited shield in the centre (see also F.130.1). Elaborate design, influenced by 16th century Anglo-Flemish tarditions; featuring flower motifs and decorative foliage. Bottom right corner has been filled in or highlighted with watercolour. | |
| 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 | |