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James Wyatt, 1746–1813, British, Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan of Tower Staircase, ca. 1790
- Title:
Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan of Tower Staircase
- Former Title(s):
Cobham Hall, Kent: Staircase in the Octagon Tower, plan from 2 pair stairs landing upwards
- Date:
- ca. 1790
- Medium:
- Watercolor, brown and black ink, pen and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 x 19 inches (30.5 x 48.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "E"; in pen and brown ink, upper left; "Staircase in the Octagon Tower | Cobham Hall | Plan from 2 pair stairs landing upwards"; in pen and brown ink, center, stairs numbered "55" to "63"; in graphite, center, stairs labeled "64" to "90"; inscribed on verso in pen and black ink, upper left: "E | Plan of Tower Staircase No 5"; in graphite, lower left; "(74/8/`4/`4) (89) | (IR93)"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.884
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | landings (stair components) | octagons | plans (drawings) | staircase | stairs | tower (building division)
- Associated Places:
- Cobham | Cobham Hall | England | Kent | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13427
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