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Creator:
Gerald Sanville, 1881–1966
Title:
Design for a Country Post Office
Date:
1901
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 × 29 1/8 inches (52.1 × 74 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "78 King Street | Manchester"; in black ink, lower right: "(Postage Stamp)"; inscribed signature on attached label in brown ink: "F H Oldham"

Lettered in brown ink: "JVNIOR CLASS | DESIGN FOR A COVNTRY POST OFFICE | M.S.A. STVDENT'S COMPETITION | BY 'POSTAGE STAMP' | SVBJECT NO.1 | Scale 8 Feet 1 Inch | Sovth Elevation | West Elevation | Grovnd Floor Plan | First Floor Plan | Section AB"; lettered on attached label: "Manchester Society of Architects Incorporated 1891 | The Prize For | 'This Subject Classes of Design Session 1900-01' | Presented to | Mr. Gerald Salomons | March 1901 | President"

Signed on verso in graphite, lower left: "G Salomons"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift from the Estate of Christopher P. Monkhouse
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B2022.4.51
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:83276
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