Design for a lampstand for the Great Staircase (after George Richardson).
after George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
circa 1925
Materials
Pencil on paper
Measurements
764 x 445 mm
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 109558
Summary
Design of a lampstand for the Great Staircase. In pencil: "Design of a lamp and stand for the Great - Staircase at Kedleston". Pencil note: "31/4'' to the foot". Unsigned and undated. Possibly done by Isaac Macbeth of Derby [see CMS inv. no. 109557].
Provenance
Done probably for George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, perhaps by Isaac Macbeth of Derby. By descent to Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale and the Kedleston Estate Trustees. Acquired by the National Trust through purchase in 2002.
Makers and roles
after George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813), architect after George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813), designer