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Designs for Interiors and Furniture, French Hôtels and Apartments

Mewès and Davis
Charles-Frédéric Mewès French
Arthur Joseph Davis British

ca. 1900–14

Not on view

Green linen binding with faded spine. Contains 71 drawings on 53 leaves. The designs include interior elevations, plans, chairs, armchairs, couches, tables, cupboards, bureaux, book cases, writing tables, stools and miscellaneous furniture.

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Title: Designs for Interiors and Furniture, French Hôtels and Apartments

Artist: Mewès and Davis (active London and Paris, from 1900)

Artist: Charles-Frédéric Mewès (French, Strasbourg 1860–1914 Paris)

Artist: Arthur Joseph Davis (British, Bayswater 1878–1951 Wimbledon)

Date: ca. 1900–14

Medium: Watercolor over graphite

Dimensions: 8 7/16 x 12 11/16 x 1 3/16 in. (21.5 x 32.3 x 3 cm)

Classifications: Albums, Ornament & Architecture, Drawings

Credit Line: Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976

Object Number: 1976.502.1.3(1–27C)

Chronology

France, 1900 A.D.-present

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