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Gerald Sanville Salomons, 1881–1966, British, Design for a Country Post Office, 1901
- Title:
Design for a Country Post Office
- Date:
- 1901
- Medium:
- Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 20 1/2 × 29 1/8 inches (52.1 × 74 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "78 King Street | Manchester"; in black ink, lower right: "(Postage Stamp)"; inscribed signature on attached label in brown ink: "F H Oldham"
Lettered in brown ink: "JVNIOR CLASS | DESIGN FOR A COVNTRY POST OFFICE | M.S.A. STVDENT'S COMPETITION | BY 'POSTAGE STAMP' | SVBJECT NO.1 | Scale 8 Feet 1 Inch | Sovth Elevation | West Elevation | Grovnd Floor Plan | First Floor Plan | Section AB"; lettered on attached label: "Manchester Society of Architects Incorporated 1891 | The Prize For | 'This Subject Classes of Design Session 1900-01' | Presented to | Mr. Gerald Salomons | March 1901 | President"
Signed on verso in graphite, lower left: "G Salomons"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift from the Estate of Christopher P. Monkhouse
- Copyright Status:
- © Estate of the Artist
- Accession Number:
- B2022.4.51
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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