unknown artist, (FT Dollman), Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset: First Floor Plan of Octagon Tower, 1832
- Title:
- Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset: First Floor Plan of Octagon Tower
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1832
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 15/16 x 10 1/2 inches (37.9 x 26.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "4th Floor Plan of Octagon Turret of Great Hall, | Bishop's Palace, Wells, | Somersetshire"; in graphite, lower right: "Section on line AA | showing Doorway and | angle of wall"; in pen and black ink, lower left: "Plan cut at BB"; in graphite and pen and black ink, throughout, plan labeled and dimensions given
Signed in graphite, lower left: "FT Dollman | Sept. 12th. 1832"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.8.13
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | Gothic (Medieval) | great halls | octagonal | palace | plans (drawings) | sections | turrets (towers)
- Associated Places:
- Wells
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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