Design for a Wall with a Fireplace and Side Tables
1841–84
Medium
Graphite with touches of white gouache
Dimensions
sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (36.9 x 27.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1946
Accession Number
46.38.49
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of Victorian interiors with *Design for a Wall with Fireplace and Side Tables* by Charles Hindley and Sons a prominent London firm of upholsterers and cabinetmakers active from 1841 to 1884. Created during this dynamic mid-19th-century period this drawing captures the era's fascination with grand domestic spaces, where fireplaces served as the heart of the home, flanked by elegant side tables and possibly a clock—evident from the tags. Hindley and Sons were renowned for crafting luxurious furnishings that blended neoclassical elegance with emerging Gothic Revival mo...
About the Artist
Charles Hindley and Sons · 1841–1917
**Charles Hindley and Sons: Victorian Masters of Furnishing Design** Charles Hindley and Sons was a premier British cabinet-making and upholstery firm based in London, operating primarily from 134 Oxford Street. Established around 1820 by Charles Hugh Hindley, a furniture maker and upholsterer initially on Berners Street, the firm expanded significantly in 1844 by acquiring the rival establishmen...