FDA-E.1870-2015
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.1870-2015
Object type
Identification
Title
Interior of the Hall [College Hall]
Title Type
assigned by artist
Comments
Architect Henry Woodyer (1816–1896) was responsible for the thorough restoration of College Hall undertaken from 1856 to 1868.
Woodyer’s double scissor truss type roof can be seen in this print of the interior. It was replaced by a plainer roof of laminated timber in 1968.
Woodyer’s double scissor truss type roof can be seen in this print of the interior. It was replaced by a plainer roof of laminated timber in 1968.
Description
Content (place)
Eton College
Dimensions
height (actual size): 193mm
width (actual size): 136mm
width (actual size): 136mm
Inscription
Lettered with title 'Interior of the Hall'
Inscribed in pencil upper right 'PP(p) BXTA
Inscribed in pencil upper right 'PP(p) BXTA
Materials & techniques note
Coloured line engraving
Production
Person
Delamotte, Junior, William Alfred, c.1806 - 1872 (Source artist)
Organisation
Jewitt & Co. (Engraver)
Date
c.19th century
History and association
Previous ownership
Guilford, David, 1930 - 2011: Bequeathed to Eton College in 2011
