Design drawing, The Prince of Wales' investiture coronet
Louis Osman (Exeter 1914 - 1996)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Nov 1968
Materials
Pastel on paper
Measurements
400 x 600 mm
Place of origin
Canons Ashby
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Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 494371
Summary
Framed design drawing for the Prince of Wales' investiture coronet, signed by Louis Osman and dated November 1968. The body of the coronet comprises four Crosses Patées alternating with four fleur-de-Lys. The drawing shows an orb surmounted with a cross, mounted on an arch over the coronet.The drawing has been made in pastel on black paper.
Full description
The goldsmith and architect Louis Osman (1914-1996) was a tenant at Canons Ashby between 1968 and 1980. There, he created several of his most esteemed pieces, including the coronet worn by King Charles III for his investiture as Prince of Wales on 1 July 1969. Osman was commissioned by the Goldsmiths' Company, which presented the coronet to Queen Elizabeth II. Aside from electroforming, all elements of the creation of the coronet were undertaken at Canons Ashby.
Provenance
Created by Louis Osman (1914-1996) as part of the development process for the Prince of Wales' investiture coronet, a commission from the Goldsmiths' Company for Queen Elizabeth II. Left at Canons Ashby in 1980 following the end of Osman's tenancy and given by John Dryden to his solicitor, Mr James Arnold, Esq, who gave the drawing to the National Trust in 1998.
Marks and inscriptions
Louis Osman (signature)
Makers and roles
Louis Osman (Exeter 1914 - 1996), artist