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1933

  • Work on this object began.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

2017

2025

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Drawing, House at Delhi for His Highness the Maharaja, Gaekwar of Baroda, Detail of Standard Electric Fan

This is a Drawing. It is dated September 1933 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite on tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

135.9 × 77.5 cm (53 1/2 × 30 1/2 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: E. L. LUTYENS R.A. / 5 EATON GATE S.W.1. / SEPTEMBER 1933.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper center: HOUSE AT DELHI FOR HIS HIGHNESS THE MAHARAJA, GAEKWAR OF BARODA. / F. S. DETAIL OF STANDARD ELECTRIC FAN.; center: SHAFT TO BE PACKED OUT / TO SILHOUETTE SHOWN & / COVERED IN FABRIC.

Cite this object as

Drawing, House at Delhi for His Highness the Maharaja, Gaekwar of Baroda, Detail of Standard Electric Fan; England; graphite on tracing paper; 135.9 × 77.5 cm (53 1/2 × 30 1/2 in.); 1963-90-6

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