William Henry Brooke, 1772–1860, Irish, Antiquary's Drawing of an Urn Found in Castle Ruins at Eye, 1828
- Title:
- Antiquary's Drawing of an Urn Found in Castle Ruins at Eye
- Date:
- 1828
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 1/4 × 5 inches (18.4 × 12.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and ink, upper center to center: "Black Granite | 3 Inches breadth | 4 3/5 Inches long | 2 3/4 Inches high | Ancient British Urn supposed for the purpose of Holding Holy Unction, with the Arms of WIlliam the Conqueror"; center: "greenish | green | green"; lower center: "found in the ruins of the Ancient Castle at Eye Suffolk - Which castle & abby was built by the Conqueror & afterwards given to Robert the Mallet."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift from the Estate of Christopher P. Monkhouse
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2022.4.78
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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