Group of design archives of Francis Skidmore and Son
Item date: 19th century
Grant Value: 2,000
Item cost: 5,000
Item cost pre-decimal: NULL
Item date acquired: 2006
Item institution: Victoria & Albert Museum
Town/City: London
A small group of design archives of the metal working firm of Francis Skidmore (1817-96) and Son, makers of the Hereford Screen, now in the V&A, and many artefacts, notably to accompany the building and restoration work of George Gilbert Scott.
