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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British, Design for a Ceiling Decoration (with a Parrot), undated
- Title:
- Design for a Ceiling Decoration (with a Parrot)
- Additional Title(s):
- Design for a Ceiling Decoration
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink and brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 3/8 x 8 1/4in. (18.7 x 21cm), Mount: 10 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches (26 x 29.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in graphite, center right: "Harris RIBA Dark green mount e 3/4 [?froon] guilt"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.2.335
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | balustrades | ceiling | design | festoons | figures (representations) | parrot | putti | silhouettes
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11946
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