Miniature Design Card
Object name
Organisation
Date made
Early 20th Century
Description
Variations of a pencil sketch and painted design showing a mythical hunt scene in a variety of colours including blues, greens, yellows reds, and browns. Likely a chair seat or fire screen.
This design is part of the RSN's collection of miniature design cards. These were sent out to clients who could then choose their preferred design and commission it from the RSN.
Content description
There are seven cards and one tracing paper example, all showing the same design. The design depicts a man wearing a hat and cloak while riding a dragon, hunting what appears to be a winged lion. along the top of the design there is also a bird in flight. The background is made of vines showing stylised flowers, leaves, and fruits. There are slight variations to the designs, but in all apart from the tracing paper image, the dragon is shown in shades of brown, with the winged lion being in shades of blue. The man riding the dragon has a cloak in shades of blue, while wearing a yellow tunic with red fold detail. He wears trousers in the colours blue, green, and yellow and has brown shoes. In cards a, c, d, e, and g the man is facing to the left, in cards b, f, and h, the image is reversed and the man is facing to the right.
Some of the images are annotated as follows:
a: 'Can be arranged [to] be only fruit etc as background'
'Can be arranged with dragons & fruit - for fire screen'
two stamps in blue/purple ink one reading 'Painting Room' the other giving the address of the RSN as 'Royal School of Needlework, Exhibition Road, S. Kensington, SW'
b: 'We advise this one'
'Canvas', 'Stool top', 'Chair cushion'
'Chippendale period'
Stamp in blue/purple ink reading 'Painting Room'
c: 'Chair Seat', 'Blue Boy'
'Canvas', 'Chippendale'
d: Stamp in blue/purple ink reading 'Painting Room'
'S.R Copy' written in red ink, likely denoting Sewing Room
f: 'Chair Seat', 'Chinese Chippendale', '18th Century'
'No. 3 Canvas. Chair Seat'
'This design can be adapted for a fender stool'
A stamp in purple ink reading 'Painting Room'
Two stamps in faded blue ink with the address of the RSN reading 'Royal School of Art Needlework, Exhibition Rd, SW'
Some of the images are annotated as follows:
a: 'Can be arranged [to] be only fruit etc as background'
'Can be arranged with dragons & fruit - for fire screen'
two stamps in blue/purple ink one reading 'Painting Room' the other giving the address of the RSN as 'Royal School of Needlework, Exhibition Road, S. Kensington, SW'
b: 'We advise this one'
'Canvas', 'Stool top', 'Chair cushion'
'Chippendale period'
Stamp in blue/purple ink reading 'Painting Room'
c: 'Chair Seat', 'Blue Boy'
'Canvas', 'Chippendale'
d: Stamp in blue/purple ink reading 'Painting Room'
'S.R Copy' written in red ink, likely denoting Sewing Room
f: 'Chair Seat', 'Chinese Chippendale', '18th Century'
'No. 3 Canvas. Chair Seat'
'This design can be adapted for a fender stool'
A stamp in purple ink reading 'Painting Room'
Two stamps in faded blue ink with the address of the RSN reading 'Royal School of Art Needlework, Exhibition Rd, SW'
Dimensions
width: 15.4cm
height: 24.4cm
width: 17.5cm
height: 25.7cm
height: 24.4cm
width: 17.5cm
height: 25.7cm
Materials
Motifs
Catalogue number
DES.206.a-h.MDC
Other numbers
MS D1/206a
MS D1/206b
MS D1/206c
MS D1/206d
MS D1/206e
MS D1/206f
MS D1/206g
MS D1/206h
MS D1/206b
MS D1/206c
MS D1/206d
MS D1/206e
MS D1/206f
MS D1/206g
MS D1/206h
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