Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796, British, Design for Ceiling, ca. 1765
- Title:
- Design for Ceiling
- Additional Title(s):
Design for a Ceiling at 13 Berners Street
Ceiling Design- Date:
- ca. 1765
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black and brown ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 x 9 3/8 inches (33 x 23.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "No 13 Berners Street"; in pen and brown ink, within drawing, overall plan 15:6 by 22:10.
Watermark: Heawood 2971 (I VILLEDARY)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.2.115
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- anthemions | architectural subject | ceiling | centaurs | decoration, interior | festoons | lyres | mythology | roundels | vines
- Associated Places:
- England | London | United Kingdom | Westminster
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7911
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British Architectural Drawings (Yale Center for British Art) (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-04-21 - 1982-05-30) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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