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| Title | Design for a toilet set in silver, Goldsmiths´ Hall 1884 | |
| Collection | Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection | |
| Maker | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Date | 1884 | |
| Extended Description | Design features: Sketch of casket -- The casket -- The hand mirror -- The trinket tray. | |
| Id Number Current Accession | F.132.1 | |
| Id Number Current Repository | 1337 | |
| Inscription | Recto - As title. Also a range of notes, specifications and dimensions in Lethaby´s hand including the pseudonym "Argentier"; all in ink. | |
| Location Creation Site | London (probably at 20 Calthorpe Street) | |
| Subject | Lethaby;William Richard; | |
| Measurements Dimensions | 493 x 725 mm (board) | |
| Material | Pen and brown ink, watercolour on paper (adhered to thicker sheet of paper) | |
| Notes | Signed with the Argentier pseudonym, which Lethaby used for his 1884 entance into this competition. See also F.132.2. He entered the competion three years running (1882-84), this being the only year that he didn't win a prize. It is certainly worth noting the influence of William Burges; the earlier Goldsmiths' designs looked more towards 16th Century Anglo-Flemish traditions. | |
| Object Notes | This is a sheet of designs for a hand mirror (front elevation and partial reverse elevation) a trinket tray (plan and section) and a casket (front elevation and partial perspective sketch, detailing the lock and key). These would presumably make a set with the Toilet Glass (F.132.2), Lethaby's other entry that year. | |
| Object References | (re. Goldsmiths') | |
| 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. Article in book: Rubens;Godfrey;, The Drawings of William Richard Lethaby, Object Lessons: Cent |
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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 | |