Design for coffered ceiling
Design for coffered ceiling
Design for coffered ceiling
Design for coffered ceiling
Design for coffered ceiling
Design for coffered ceiling

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Design for coffered ceiling

Alfred George Stevens, 1817–1875; born Dorset, England; died London, England
x1948-2012

Information

Title
Design for coffered ceiling
Maker
Alfred George Stevens
Medium
Pen and brown ink over graphite
Dimensions
18.3 x 22.8 cm. (7 3/16 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Dan Fellows Platt Collection
Object Number
x1948-2012
Inscription
In ink, center: Calculation for room 20 ft by 11 ft [in artist's hand] In ink, center, lower right: Mr Brown Blandford [in artist's hand]
Culture
British, English
Type
drawings
Materials
paper (fiber product), graphite, ink
Subject
coffered ceilings, drapery studies

Purchased by Platt from Parsons in 1924-25.

The information comes from a note in Platt's hand in the album (x1948-1926/2041) to which the drawing was pasted until around 1976.

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