An Escritoir in Painted Wood [Architectural drawing]
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1877
Maker: William Richard Lethaby (1857-1931)
Dimensions:
Image: 292 x 430 mm (29.2 x 43 cm)
Sheet: 315 x 456 mm (31.5 x 45.6 cm)
Medium: Pencil, pen and ink on wove paper (probably Whatman hand made).
Object number: F.3
DescriptionDesign by Lethaby under the pseudonym 'Debut'. Published in The Building News, vol. 32 (1878-79). Made for The Building News Designing Club Competition. Architectural design showing 1) section 2) elevation 3) sketch and a number of details. Inscription in pen and ink, incorporated into design, "Ground in green thin enough to show the wood - pillars, claws and panels gilt with decorations in bright colour". Also, a scale in feet and inches. Signed with Debut pseudonym.
