Design for a cast-iron bracket spandrel
Thomas Jeckyll
- Art Funded
- 2004
- Dimensions
- 53.8 x 42.3 cm
- Vendor
- Estate of Martin Ferriday
Jeckyll was commissioned by Barnard, Bishop and Barnards to design a cast-iron pavilion for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876.
A particular feature of the pavilion's structural decoration were the brackets. For the spandrels of these brackets, Jeckyll designed a variety of 'Bird and Flower' motifs including this one entitled 'Whitethorn with Pheasants'.
Provenance
Barnard, Bishop and Barnard, 1876; Peter Ferriday, 1950s; by descent to Martin Ferriday.