Houghton Studio Catalog, "Houghtons...Design & Manufacture of Decoration, Furniture, Etc.," 1925-1928
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London-based interior designer Sidney Houghton was commissioned by Henry Ford for several projects. This catalog contains samples of Houghton's work. It features designs for the Sialia yacht, the Fair Lane private railcar, Wayside Inn, and Henry Ford's and Edsel Ford's offices in the Ford Engineering Laboratory. Houghton also worked on the Dearborn Country Club and Henry Ford's Fair Lane estate.
London-based interior designer Sidney Houghton was commissioned by Henry Ford for several projects. This catalog contains samples of Houghton's work. It features designs for the Sialia yacht, the Fair Lane private railcar, Wayside Inn, and Henry Ford's and Edsel Ford's offices in the Ford Engineering Laboratory. Houghton also worked on the Dearborn Country Club and Henry Ford's Fair Lane estate.
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1925-1928
Subject Date
1925-1928
Keywords
United Kingdom, England, London
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
United States, Massachusetts, Sudbury
Hotels (Public accommodations)
Houghton, Sidney Charles, 1872-1950
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.498
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 9.75 in
Width: 6.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on front cover: With compliments / from Sidney Houghton
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