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    The 1904 studio is intended to be a live-work space authentic to the year 1904 for the ongoing Me Then Now project. Likely a late Victorian building the fixtures and fittings will be original or reproductions authentic to the years preceding 1904. Design and decorations will be developed  in consultation heritage specialists. Any construction, finishes and decorations will be by specialist craftsmen using the materials and techniques of the period.

 

    The space is intended to be a living space inhabited by the artist as the site for the making of paintings and performative works. While not intended to be generally open to the public it will be a showcase for the work of heritage craftsmen and accessible to students and professionals in the heritage industry.  

 

     Through the live evocation of the period in the person of the artist the installation would contribute to the aims of ‘Me Then Now’ making the past legible while also serving as a laboratory to further historical understanding of ordinary life in the period.

 

    It is not intended as an opulent palace, a show home or museum exhibit but as a home for living and working in. It will be maintained as it wears with even the pattern of wear being informative and descriptive. It will be a unique property.

 

     This new Range is made from three feet to five feet wide; it has a wrought-
 Iron roaster on one side of the fire, with moveable shelves, double dripping-pan
 And meat stand, thoroughly ventilated by means of air-tubes and valves (by closing
 which the roaster becomes an excellent oven).  Strong wrought-iron side boiler,
on the other side of the fire, with steam pipe and brass tap.  Gridiron for
 broiling.  Ash-pan, hook, key, and raker; dampers, register door, &c.
      The top consists of a hot-plate, on which boiling, stewing, &c., may be done
 without injuring and soiling the vessels in use, and which may also be used as an
ironing stove.
      The advantages offered by this stove are that it requires no brickwork to fix it;
 it roasts, bakes, boils, and steams with one fire, and supplies a bath if required; it
carries off the heat and smell of the kitchen; and it can be fixed in its place in a few
 hours, after the fireplace is cleared out and prepared for it, by local workmen, if
preferred.  It can be removed, in the event of a change of residence, being quite
 detached and independent.  It is not more expensive than the ordinary kitcheners;
whilst the cost of fixing it is much less.

References

Warnes Model Cookery  1896, Frederick Warne and Co., London.

Bell, Y. The Edwardian Home 2005, Shire, Princess Risborough.