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Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Title:
Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan of the Dairy
Former Title(s):
Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan of the Dairy and Rooms for the Use of the Dairy Maid
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Black wash with pen and black ink over traces of graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 x 20 1/8 inches (36.2 x 51.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper center: "Cloyster for the use of | the Dairy Maid | 6 by 18 0"; in pen and black ink, upper left: "Dairy Scullery | 6 by 13"; in pen and black ink, lower left: "Bedroom | 6 by 13"; in pen and black ink, center: "Dairy 12 ft by 18 ft"; in pen and black ink, scale bar labeled "0" to "10"; in pen and black ink, center right: "Cloyster | 6 ft by 26.6", in pen and black ink, lower center: "Cloyster 6 ft by 18 ft"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right; "(74/8/14/14)(17) | (IR93)"

Signed and dated in pen and black ink, lower left: "James Wyatt 1794"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.812
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | bedrooms | cloister | dairies (non-mechanized) | maids | plans (drawings) | sculleries
Associated Places:
Cobham | Cobham Hall | England | Kent | United Kingdom
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13246
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