Drawing, Fireplace Mantel in Fair Lane Guest Bedroom, 1922
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Sidney Houghton, a London-based interior designer, met Henry Ford during World War I. Houghton worked on Ford's "Eagle Boats," supplied to the U.S. and British Navies. Following the War, Henry and Clara Ford commissioned Houghton to create a variety of interiors for their home and other projects. Houghton submitted this drawing detailing the interiors of Fair Lane, the Ford Estate in Dearborn, Michigan.
Sidney Houghton, a London-based interior designer, met Henry Ford during World War I. Houghton worked on Ford's "Eagle Boats," supplied to the U.S. and British Navies. Following the War, Henry and Clara Ford commissioned Houghton to create a variety of interiors for their home and other projects. Houghton submitted this drawing detailing the interiors of Fair Lane, the Ford Estate in Dearborn, Michigan.
Artifact
Design drawing
Date Made
1922
Subject Date
1922
Creators
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Blueprints (Reprographic copies)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.285.172
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Blueprint process
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 52 in
Width: 29 in