Design for a Wall with Three Windows
1841–84
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 13 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (35.2 x 25.2 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
46.38.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Design for a Wall with Windows** Charles Hindley and Sons,. 1841–84 Graphite, 13 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (35.2 x 25.2 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brisbane Dick Fund, 6 This delicate graphite drawing by the British firm Charles Hindley and Sons captures a precise design for an elegant wall featuring three arched windows draped with flowing curtains. Created during the Victorian era (1841–84), it exemplifies the firm's expertise in ornamental architecture and interior decoration, a period when rapid industrialization fueled a demand for sophisticated home furnishings among the growi...
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...