ECL-TP.15-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-TP.15-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Ceiling Design
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
Complex ceiling design. Square with a plain red outer border and three blue square frames, the middle of which has concave sides. Very fine tendril designs throughout in gold and nine framed images around the edges. In the very centre is a circle, perhaps indicating an aperture.
Content (object)
mural/wall painting
Content (note)
Ceiling
Dimensions
height (actual size): 605mm
width (actual size): 605mm
width (actual size): 605mm
Dimension note
In the Thomas Ashby catalogue it is shown as 521 cm square but this refers to the area inside the outer painted red frame.
Inscription
No XV written in ink in centre of lower edge. This is the Thomas Ashby number for the Topham Portfolio.
The painting is taped down so no other inscriptions are visible.
The painting is taped down so no other inscriptions are visible.
Materials & techniques note
Watercolour on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
