Design for a fireplace
1827
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and wash or watercolor
Dimensions
sheet: 10 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (26 x 40.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of John J. McKendry, 1964
Accession Number
64.648
Tags
Art Historical Context
Thomas Heiton’s *Design for a Fireplace*1827) offers a captivating glimpse into early 19th-century architectural drafting a time when ornate hearths were the heart of British and American homes. Created during the late Regency period, this drawing exemplifies the meticulous planning behind domestic interiors, where fireplaces served not just for warmth but as grand statements of style and status. Heiton, likely an architect or designer of the era, captured his vision with precision, reflecting the neoclassical influences still popular before the full embrace of Victorian eclecticism. Rendered...