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Producing a design in this form allowed the client to visualise the finished room. It also allowed the designers to create and place furniture within the room setting.<br><br><b>People</b><br>Gillow & Co. had many wealthy and famous clients. This design was undertaken for Sir Benjamin Heywood, a member of a Manchester banking family.<br><br><b>Design & Designing</b><br>These designs were intended to be shown to the customer. They would have been shown along with separate, more detailed sketches and designs of the individual pieces of furniture.<br><br><b>Trading</b><br>Gillow & Co. was originally founded in Lancaster in 1730. The London branch was opened in 1775. This drawing was produced by the London office. In the period 1813-1820 the Gillow family gradually withdrew from personal involvement with the business, and possibly this design was created after that phase. In 1897 Gillow & Co. merged with a Liverpool firm and they henceforth traded as Waring & Gillow.","physicalDescription":"Design for the furniture and interior decoration of a room, with elevations of the walls and details of woodwork,  curtains etc.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Gillow & Co.","id":"A9109"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"x36960"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"watercolour","id":"AAT15045"}],"techniques":[{"text":"drawing","id":"AAT54196"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Drawing in pen and ink, and watercolour","categories":[{"text":"Furniture","id":"THES48948"},{"text":"Interiors","id":"THES48933"},{"text":"Designs","id":"THES48968"},{"text":"Drawings","id":"THES48966"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2006AN1107"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"120 (VA)","id":"THES49226"},"free":"","case":"CA17","shelf":"DR5","box":"26"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"design","id":"AAT102051"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1806-1831","earliest":"1806-01-01","latest":"1831-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by the directors of Messrs Waring and Gillow Ltd.","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"41.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"paper","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"58.8","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"paper","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 06/05/1999 by KN","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'GILLOW & Co. 176 OXFORD STREET'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8877"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Stamped in ink on the back"},{"content":"'B. 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It was produced for the Manchester banker and philanthropist, Sir Benjamin Heywood (1793-1865). Although originally based in Lancaster, Gillows increasingly ran their business through their London showroom in Oxford Street.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["E.35-1952"],"accessionNumberNum":"35","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":1952,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP6802","2019LR4629","2019LV7775"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}