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Title	Glastonbury [Sketch of staircase]
Collection	Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Maker	Lethaby;William Richard;
Date	[1881]
Id Number Current Accession	F.133
Id Number Current Repository	1339
Inscription	Recto - "Glastonbury 1" in red pencil. The sketch labelled "A" to "E" in watercolour.
Location Creation Site	Glastonbury ?
Subject	Lethaby;William Richard;
Material	Pencil, watercolour and red pencil on laid paper
Notes	It seems possible that this small sketch of a staircase (probably from an ecclesiastical building) was made during Lethaby's Tour of the West Country in 1881. This journey was made possible when Lethaby (aged 24) won the Pugin Travelling Scholarship, setting out to study English mediaeval architecture and 'buildings designed on mediaeval principles'. He would probably have visited Glastonbury during this tour. In portfolio with items F.130.1-4, F.131.1-3, F.132.1-2, these are the Goldsmiths' Hall designs, made between 1882 and 1884.
Object Notes	Sketch which shows a perspective view of a staircase, with steps labelled A to E. Verso - Rough pencil sketch of the same (or a similar) staircase.
Object References	(re. 1881 Tour of the West Country, Pugin Travelling Scholarship)
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. Exhibition: W R Lethaby 1857-1931: architecture, design and education, Backemeyer;Sylvia;Gronberg;Theresa; ed. Lund Humphries Publishers. 22 Octo
Rights	University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Source	Victoria & Albert Museum
Technique	Watercolour sketch
Work Type	Fine Art