Presentation Drawing of a Dressing Table for Fair Lane Estate, 1921-1923

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Artifact Overview

Sidney Houghton was a London-based interior designer, who 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, Ford commissioned Houghton to create a variety of interiors. Houghton submitted this rendering to Clara Ford for the interiors of Fair Lane, the Ford Estate in Dearborn, Michigan.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Date Made

1921-1923

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1.578

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Tissue paper

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)

Dimensions

Height: 11.75 in
Width: 10.75 in