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- Title:
- Headfort House, Ireland: Eating Parlor Ceiling
- Date:
- 1775
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, pen and black ink, and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 18 7/8 x 25 5/8 inches (47.9 x 65.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "Design of a Ceiling for the Eating Parlor for The Right Honorable The Earl of Bective"; in pen and brown ink, lower center, bar scale labeled: "Scale of", "5", "10", "20", "30 Feet"; inscribed on verso, upper left: "Ceiling & Chimney side of | my Large Parlor | 1776"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.2.795
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | ceiling | dining room | friezes | Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa) | Neoclassical | parlor | patera | urns
- Associated Places:
- Headfort House | Ireland | Kells | Leinster | Meath
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12202
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