- Title:
- Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Design for Ceiling and Wall Decoration
- Former Title(s):
- Design for Ceiling and Wall Decoration
- Date:
- between 1728 and 1732
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, pen and black and brown ink, brown and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/8 x 12 1/2 inches (38.4 x 31.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, center: ’26:0’ and ’36:0’; dimensions of door at lower center labeled in pen and black ink: ‘3.9’ and ‘7.6’; elevation at center right labeled in pen and black ink: ‘2.8’, ’26.0’
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche and W below
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.2.150
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | ceiling | cove ceilings | Palladian | plans (drawings) | reflected ceiling plans
- Associated Places:
- Buckingham | Buckinghamshire | England | Europe | Stowe house | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10834
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