Drawing, Fireplace Mantel in Fair Lane Guest Bedroom, 1922

Summary

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

Collection Title

Henry Ford Office Papers 

 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

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