Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813, British
Title:
Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan of Dairy
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 x 21 7/8 inches (34.6 x 55.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper center: "Cloister for the use of the | Dairy maid - 18 by 6", in pen and black ink, upper left: "Dairy | Scullery"; in pen and black ink, lower left, "Bed Room"; in pen and black ink, center: "Dairy 18 by 12", "Glass | Door", "Cloister 18 by 6"; in pen and black ink, center right; "Cloister | 26.9 by 6 | B"; in graphite and pen and black ink, throughout, dimensions and calculations; inscribed on verso in pen and black ink, upper right: "Plan of the Dairy | Earl of Darnley"; in graphite, lower right, "(74/8/14/14) (2) | (IR 93)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.797
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
maids | dairies (non-mechanized) | cloister | bedrooms | plans (drawings) | architectural subject | sculleries
Associated Places:
England | Cobham Hall | Kent | United Kingdom | Cobham
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13164