2017 Acquisition -- 2 of 2

Description

This series contains mounted design drawings and black and white photographs depicting a variety of furnishings manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor Irving and Casson - A.H. Davenport Co.
A large portion of the design drawings depict ecclesiastical furnishings including architectural fittings, chairs, fonts, hymn boards, kneelers, organs, reredos, stations of the cross, support furnishings, and tabernacles. Some drawings of ecclesiastical furnishings depict architectural fittings like doors and paneled walls. A small number of drawings depict typical interior furniture like benches, desks, and tables. Design drawings are rendered in pencil on tracing paper and are mounted on boards. Some drawings have colored pencil shading, and a small number have water-color enhancements. A small number of the design drawings depict different design schemes for the same subject.
There are three mounted black and white photographs in this series that depict large reredos and interior elevations of churches including one identified as Henry VII’s chapel, Westminster Abbey. One photograph depicts a large screen with "Children’s chapel, St. Mark’s Church, Mt. Kisco NY" written on the verso.