ECL-TP.20-2012
Parts
Object number
ECL-TP.20-2012
Object type
Identification
Title
Ceiling Design
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Other number
This item was not numbered and has been added to those in the TP which were originally in the Mahogany Case
Description
Content (description)
A complicated ceiling design of very strong reds and blues with an outer border of diamond lozenges and a scalloped inner frame. The central circle is within a square, with figures on clouds. In each corner is a roundel with a figure riding a creature.
Content (object)
mural/wall painting
Content (note)
Ceiling
Dimensions
height (actual size): 408mm
width (actual size): 411mm
width (actual size): 411mm
Materials & techniques note
watercolour on paper, with joins
Production
Person
Unknown (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Object history note
This watercolour was in the Topham Portfolio on 14/11/12. It has no identifying marks or numbers and is not listed in the Thomas Ashby 1914 Eton Catalogue