Drawing, "Design for Ceiling and Four Walls of Room", 1815–22
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 1948
Vertical Rectangle: Ceiling center. Upper wall has console center, mirror above it. Right wall has windows either side of console with mirror above it. Lower wall has fireplace center, mirror above it. Left wall has decorated panel, doors to left and right.
This drawing is pen and gray ink, brush and watercolor on off-white wove paper. Its dimensions are: 38.6 x 28.9 cm (15 3/16 x 11 3/8 in.).
This drawing is from United Kingdom and dated 1815–22
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Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane. This object came to our collection as a Purchase, in 1948.
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