Designs for Pavilions
Medium
architecture
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
Accession Number
1948-40-92
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Frederick Crace (1779–1859), a prominent English interior decorator and designer from a family renowned for supplying royal households with wallpapers, furnishings, and decorative schemes, created *Designs for Pavilions* between 1815 and 1822. During the Regency era, a time of opulent architectural experimentation under the influence of the Prince Regent (later George IV), Crace's work reflected the era's fascination with neoclassical and picturesque garden structures. Pavilions—elegant, often temporary buildings used for leisure, tea parties, or as scenic follies—embodied the romantic ideal o...