Design for Curtains
1841–84
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 9 1/4 in. (35.6 x 23.5 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
46.38.88
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of Victorian interior design with *Design for Curtains* Charles Hindley and Sons a graphite drawing from around 1841–84. This delicate 14 x 9¼-inch sheet captures a preliminary sketch for elegant window treatments, showcasing the firm's expertise in ornamental furnishings. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints department, it exemplifies the planning behind everyday luxuries 19th-century British homes. Created during the height of the Industrial Revolution, when mass production transformed decorative arts this work reflects the era's obsession with op...
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...